Mario Nawfal
🇩🇪 GERMANY’S ELECTION: A POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE IN THE MAKING? Germany votes in a pivotal election as CDU/CSU leads, but AfD surges to a record high, reflecting deep divisions over migration, economic stagnation, and national security. Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have shifted right to reclaim voters, while Olaf Scholz’s SPD faces historic lows after coalition gridlock and economic mismanagement. Germany’s new Bundestag will be smaller under the reformed electoral system, favoring nationally strong but regionally weak parties—potentially reshaping coalition dynamics. With mainstream parties refusing to work with AfD, forming a government could take months. Will Berlin navigate this crisis, or is a realignment of German politics inevitable? Source: RFI
Mario Nawfal
🚨🇩🇪HOW QUICKLY WILL GERMANY'S NEW GOVERNMENT BE FORMED? There’s no official deadline for forming a new government, but conservative front-runner Friedrich Merz aims to finalize a coalition by mid-April if he wins. Until then, Chancellor Scholz’s outgoing government will remain in place on a caretaker basis until the Bundestag elects a new chancellor. Source: AP
