Germany will elect a new Bundestag on 23 February. With far-right party the AfD currently at second place in the polls, find out how other parties are faring and what coalitions are possible
Germany is preparing for a general election to the Bundestag, the lower house of its parliament, on 23 February, after its “traffic-light” coalition of social democrats, liberals and greens collapsed. The country’s electoral system is highly proportional, so polls give a good indication of what shape of government might be possible after the election.
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