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Political process The electorate. National elections to the Bundestag are held once every four years. All German citizens at least age 18 are eligible to vote (this was reduced from age 21 in 1970), and 16-year-olds are eligible to vote in municipal elections in some Länder.
Dec 8, 2021 · Dec. 8, 2021. Share full article. Here’s what we know: Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his new cabinet were sworn in, beginning a new chapter for Europe’s largest democracy. Angela Merkel wished him...
Nov 24, 2021 · Michael Kappeler/AP. BERLIN — Three German parties have reached a deal to form a new government that will end the era of longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to Olaf Scholz, who is ...
Sep 26, 2021 · Published Sept. 26, 2021 Updated Oct. 7, 2021. BERLIN — After 16 years of Angela Merkel as their chancellor, Germans scattered their votes across the political spectrum on Sunday in the...
Sep 27, 2021 · Published Sept. 27, 2021 Updated Nov. 24, 2021. Share full article. Here’s what we know: The center-left narrowly defeated Angela Merkel’s conservatives, but it is not clear who will govern. Hard...
Jan 10, 2024 · BERLIN, Jan 10 (Reuters) - German politics has had an unruly start to the year, with farmer protests rattling the government, a budget crisis, the far-right riding high in the polls and a new...
Dec 8, 2021 · 8 December 2021. EPA. Olaf Scholz said goodbye to his predecessor at the chancellery, thanking her for her commitment to the role. Olaf Scholz has been been sworn in as Germany's new...
