German Election

The fight for third place is heating up

In less than a month, Germany will go to the polls to decide whether Angela Merkel serves another term. On Sunday evening, she is going top face her election rival Martin Schulz in a live TV debate. The election isn't just about the CDU and SPD, however. Polls are very tight between the four other parties fighting to fill the rest of the seats in parliament. As can be seen from the following infographic, the far-right AfD is the favourite to become the country's third biggest party. Read more in TheLocal.de.

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This chart shows polling results of selected German political parties.

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Number of inhabitants in East and West Germany 1991-2025
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Annual average unemployment figures in Germany 2006-2026
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Reported work accidents in Germany to 2025

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