Germany celebrates its elections to Parliament this Sunday to choose the new chancellor. The winner will have to face important challenges Not only for the country, but also for Europe, such as negotiations to end the Ukraine War.
The German country lives a moment of Extreme right boom. In fact, on January 31, a bill against immigration that would have come forward thanks to the votes of the extreme right was about to approve, however the Parliament finally rejected by 338 votes in favor, 350 against and 5 abstentions.
Tomorrow’s elections are anticipated, since in December Foreign Minister Olaf Scholz lost the chamber’s confidence (He only managed to support 207 deputies of the Total 717). While that vote It was a procedure, since the main parties had already agreed that early elections were held on February 23.
Among all political parties in Germany, these are the main and their candidates.
Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party SPD
Olaf Scholz is the current chancellor, He has been in office since 2021. He was Minister of Finance of the Government of Angela Merkel and mayor of Hamburg between 2011 and 2018. However, he arrives at this Sunday’s elections Very weakened After losing support the tripartite that formed with the Greens and the Liberal Party (FDP).
In fact, surveys give a Conservative block victory formed by the Democristian Union – Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU). Even so, Scholz does not lose faith: “I have already won several elections in my political life, although the surveys did not suggest it,” in reference to the 2021 elections.
Friedrich Merz, of the Cristina Democratic Union – Christian Social Union CDU/CSU
Friedrich Merz hopes to win the victory with a speech based on more conservative values and a position on immigration that He brings him to the alternative ultra -right party for Germany (AFD).
Merz, defined by his environment as a “straight” person is a lawyer, Catholic, married and has three children. It has a Great sense of duty and a strict punctuality that makes any meeting begin at the scheduled time although people are missing.
As for its political program, it contrasts in many proposals with that of Scholz. In the television debate that starred on Tuesday, both collided on issues related to immigration or energies.
Robert Habeck, the Greens
It is part of the greens since 2002, when this political formation was concerned with Lack of a bike lane In his native state, Schleswig-Holstein. He only needed two years to become the regional president of the party and then, a Regional Minister of Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas.
He led the party together with Baerbock, the current Minister of Foreign Affairs, until in 2021 Habeck gave her way to run as a chancellor. However, the electoral results of the greens in those elections were well below expected.
Alice Weidel, alternative for Germany AFD
The alternative party for Germany has 12 years of history and Alice Weidel is the First Foreign Candyler that presents the game throughout its history. Weidel grew up in Harsewinkel in the federated state of North-Westphaly Rhine.
She is a graduate in Economic Sciences and worked at the Goldman Sachs Investment Bank. Then he went to China where he lived several years and a doctorate with a thesis on the Chinese pension system.
He joined the AFD in 2013 and has the support of Elon Musk, with whom he talked through the social network X in a talk followed by 200,000 users. At that time he commented that “Hitler was a socialist because the State founded companies.” He also took the opportunity to criticize Merkel’s government since, in his opinion, he ruined the country.
