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==Issues==
 
==Issues==
[[Climate change]].<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-election-2021-armin-laschet-green-targets-threaten-social-peace/</ref>
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The main issue appears to be [[Climate change]].<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-election-2021-armin-laschet-green-targets-threaten-social-peace/</ref> After huge deadly floods in Germany, voters are urging for climate action.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58550337</ref>
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Other issues include:
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*[[COVID-19]] response in Germany
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*Corruption
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*Jobs
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*[[Open borders]]
  
 
==Candidates==
 
==Candidates==

Revision as of 17:50, 15 September 2021

Event.png 2021 German parliamentary election (Election) Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Date26 September 2021
DescriptionPossibly the most important German election in decades.

The 2021 German parliamentary election will take place in 2021. Angela Merkel is leaving office as Chancellor of Germany and will be replaced.

Timeline

On 11 August 2021, the parties launched their election campaigns.[1]

On 3 September 2021, The Guardian reported that the contest is too close to call.[2]

Issues

The main issue appears to be Climate change.[3] After huge deadly floods in Germany, voters are urging for climate action.[4]

Other issues include:

Candidates

Polls

Opinion polls have fluctuated over the course of the campaign.


 

Related Documents

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Why Angela Merkel has lasted so longArticle30 July 2021Wolfgang Streeck2 months before the September 2021 elections in which Angela Merkel will retire as Chancellor, a German economic sociologist writes as to why and how she has been able to hold onto power in Germany for so long after an unprecedented 16 years in power.
Document:Would-be German chancellor Scholz jumps the gun on EU expansion eastward, which may provoke more states to follow the UK and exitArticle15 August 2021Paul NuttallOlaf Scholz is a possible candidate for Chancellor of Germany at the September 2021 German parliamentary election. He has warned Russia to expect further European integration and expansion into Eastern Europe. Will this encourage more countries to follow the UK and leave the European Union?
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