by Lillian Garner | Apr 20, 2025 | University of Memphis
With the recent elections in Germany, there is a clear growth in favor of populist leaders. The election saw record-breaking voter turnout, with 82.5% of eligible voters participating. This is a significant jump from 76.6% in 2021. This shows that the German public is...
by Paul Kroyak | Dec 8, 2021 | Salem State University
On September 26th, 2021, Germany held an election which was unlike any other in the country’s last sixteen years. Angela Merkel is retiring after an overwhelmingly successful career that has shaped the scope of German and European politics for the foreseeable future....
by Reece Morgan | Nov 30, 2021 | University of Georgia
German democracy is slowly eroding, and it all comes back to Angela Merkel stepping down as chancellor. Well, that may be a bit dramatic, but the premise still stands: Angela Merkel’s relinquishing of power has extremely negative connotations for German...
by Ruth Selipsky | Apr 21, 2019 | University of Chicago
Since Germany’s reunification in 1990, the former East and West have been united under a single constitution: the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany. It was first passed in West Germany in 1949 following World War II, and has since been amended to apply to...
by Sarah Stradling | Mar 23, 2018 | Ohio State University
The 2017 German election left many people in shock. Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), a far right populist party, gained unprecedented ground in the Parliamentary elections. This led to problems for the coalition-building process in Parliament, as parties struggled...
