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Die Bundestagswahl - German Election

August 23, 2017

Germany goes to the polls to elect a new parliament on 24 September, thereby setting the nation’s political course for the next four years. Favorites to win are the Christian Democrats with their candidate Angela Merkel.

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Will she really become chancellor for a fourth term? Or will the Social Democrats with Martin Schulz succeed in reviving their initial popularity in the opinion polls? What coalition options will be on the table? Will the Greens hold the balance of power? Will the Free Democrats re-enter parliament? Will the rightwing populist AfD cross the five percent threshold? The 2017 general election promises to be an exciting race. Observers abroad are also keen to discover what the outcome of the poll might mean for Europe’s largest economy in international politics. And: How has the poll been impacted by the “refugee crisis?”

From 14:00 GMT/UTC on 24 September, Deutsche Welle's television schedule will be devoted entirely to election coverage. DW will provide results and explain what these mean – in up-to-the-minute and comprehensive reporting – in a rolling news format. In conversations with winners and losers, and in analyses, DW will brief international audiences on the decisive issues affecting the outcome of the election.

 

The German Bundestagswahl on DW English

Sun, 24.09.2017 from 14:00 UTC  Germany Decides – The Election 2017 
Sun, 24.09.2017 from 18.15 UTC  Berliner Runde – Leading Candidates Discuss the Election

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Winner Portrait – Documentary

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