Germany's political parties are financed through public funding, ... ($2.43 mio) to fund a large-scale poster campaign for the February 23 election.

People walk past a truck with an election campaign poster featuring Friedrich Merz, leader of conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), in Oberhausen, Germany, on Feb. 21.

AfD election campaign posters with the inscription “AfD now” and “Time for peace” are attached next to other posters to lamp posts on a street in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.

People walk past a truck with an election campaign poster featuring Friedrich Merz, leader of conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), in Oberhausen, Germany, on Feb. 21.

German politicians made a last push for votes on Saturday ahead of pivotal elections, with the far right making rapid gains amid economic woes and security concerns. Issued on: 22/02/2025 - 18:33 ...

Election campaign posters of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) show local candidate Arne Raue and chancellor candidate Alice Weidel Getty Images What are the policies of each party?

Germany’s plodding election campaign flared into life Sunday when the four main candidates clashed on live television, exchanging barbs a week before the ballot on topics ranging from irregular ...

BERLIN – Germany’s opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next chancellor while the far-right Alternative for Germany ...

Friedrich Merz, CDU Federal Chairman and Union candidate for Chancellor, speaks at the joint CSU and CDU campaign closing for the Bundestag elections, in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.

Germany’s election campaign will get underway now that lawmakers passed the no-confidence motion clearing the way for a vote on Feb. 23. Even before the tally was cast, Chancellor Olaf Scholz ...