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On Sunday, new elections are held for the Bundestag in Germany. Over 59 million people have been called to the polls and the election looks to be a real shaker where a few percent can decide everything.
1. The new election comes after political chaos in Germany
It all started with a budget quarrel between Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Finance Minister Chistian Lindner who leads liberal FDP. Scholz then dismissed Finance Ministerm, which led to all FDP’s ministers choosing to resign. The government fell, the political crisis was a fact and a new election was announced.
2. Christian Democrats Friedrich Merz looks to go towards winning
Prior to the election, many believe that the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will be the winner and that Parity leader Friedrich Merz will become Germany’s new Chancellor. But it has blown around him and the party. He is accused of drawing the party too much to the right and approaching the extremist party AfD. He himself says that a collaboration with AfD is not relevant.
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full -screen freedrich merz. Photo: Jerker Ivarsson
3. Musk has praised AFD
Multi -billionaire Elon Musk, who has become an important player in Trump’s new government, has repeatedly expressed his support for the AfD, which looks to be the second largest party according to opinion polls. Musk has praised the party several times and said that it is the only party that can “save Germany”.
At the same time, there have been massive protests around the country against parity and Social Democratic Olof Scholz has called Musk “Hastig” because he intervenes in an election in Europe.
4. Several parties near the five percent barrier
The last opinion poll shows that those who are in government can be decided by as little as 0.5 percentage points. Liberal FDP, which previously sat in the government, receives only 4.5 percent in the measurement from InSa according to German image. Thus, they can slip out of the Bundestag because they fall under the five per cent block. Even left -wing BSW also looks to get 4.5 percent. If they fall below or above the barrier affects which the large parties can form government with, and in Germany minority governments are unusual.
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Fully Squipe Party Leader Alice Weidler. Photo: Kay Nietfeld / AP
5. The election affects the whole of Europe
Germany is Europe’s largest economy and has a great influence in Europe. The election results can affect everything from energy prices and labor market to security policy and the EU’s future focus.
As Sweden’s largest trading partner, what is happening in Germany can be of great importance to the Swedish economy.
At the same time, the country has been without a leader for several months. Many now hope that it will quickly form a government so that the country becomes more stable. At the same time, the AfD can make it more difficult if they are excluded as the second largest party.