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Germany, the country prepares for the 23 February parliamentary elections
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2/20/2025
*The country's economy has stopped growing for two years
*59 million citizens are called upon to vote
*Migration is being dragged through the parties, but it is not the main issue
*Population will elect 630 members of parliamentary on Sunday
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In other news, Germany prepares for parliamentary elections on February 23rd.
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A few days before the elections, our special Envoy Unisono reports from Berlin.
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These are extraordinary times for German politics. The ruling coalition of social
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Democrats, Greens and Liberals has failed to reach the end of its time,
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which would have been September 2025.
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I think it is incredibly difficult to keep track of this early election campaign.
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And that's because many parties ultimately don't want to form a
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coalition with each other or can't imagine one. But there has to be a coalition.
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Germany's economy has stopped growing for two years, with an official recession.
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Right-wing parties blame climate change policies, subsidies for renewable energy,
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discrimination of traditional energy. They propose deregulation in favor of oil and
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even a return to nuclear energy.
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The decisions we take here in Germany have global consequences. We have responsibilities.
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And it is also time for us to grow up a little. Germany was occupied by foreign countries after
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the Second World War. And now we have to show that we can do justice to this economic power
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in foreign policy and also in climate policy.
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59 million citizens are called to vote. Two million less than in 2021,
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the last federal election. The voting population is decreasing.
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Despite this, right-wing and ultranationalist parties want to
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close doors to immigrants and expel those they can.
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Migration is being dragged through the parties, but it is not the main issue.
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Migration is declining across Europe, but it is still being pushed as an issue.
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Alternative for Germany party, AfD,
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claims to be challenging the political system. None other than US Vice President Vance called
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on the other parties to form a coalition with it, which they consider to be outside the democratic
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order. I think it is extremely important to vote and I have already done so by post and what I
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think everyone hopes is that the AfD party does not become the strongest force in the country.
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And I hope that also the country will move forward again and that we will find the way
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back to commonality and go forward after so many problems.
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The population will elect 630 members of parliament on Sunday. According to all polls,
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no party will have an absolute majority. The party with the most votes will have to build a
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majority. Then the new prime minister and the government will be elected. No mean
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feat with the programmatic differences that exist.
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