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German Elections 2021

The German elections’ outcome will reshape Germany’s and EU’s policy agenda. We help you navigating these challenging times ahead!

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German Elections 2021

On September 26 Germans will elect a new Bundestag that will significantly transform the German political landscape, following 16 successive years of Chancellor Angela Merkel. Amid a global pandemic, rising concerns about Germany’s and the EU’s global competitiveness, and an extremely challenging agenda to reach carbon neutrality, these Elections have a huge impact on businesses across the globe.

Edelman Global Advisory’s experts are launching issue-specific analyses on the German elections, providing an assessment of what policy changes businesses and organizations can anticipate as a result of this new German government. Our advisors are on hand to help and support, but specifically our analysis will focus on 4 key mega issues, which are (1) Environmental and Climate Policy, (2) Health Policy, (3) the German-Franco Relationship & the Leadership of the EU and (4) Geopolitics of US-Germany-China relationship.

If you are interested in how the German election results may affect your organization, get in touch with our experts today, at Edelman Global Advisory.

Willy Brandt, Helmut Schmidt, Gerhard Schröder - and now: Olaf Scholz. He is the fourth social democratic chancellor in Germany. After 16 years of a conservative-led federal government, the surprise
winner of the Bundestag election is now leading a so-called Traffic Light coalition. And “the traffic light is on”. That is how euphoria sounded for Germany’s newly elected chancellor, when he presented the coalition agreement between the Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and Liberals (FDP). The coalition partners want to “Dare More Progress”. Expectations are high and the mood of optimism is currently colliding with the fourth Corona wave in Germany. Corona is at the same time the major crisis that the government must control if it is to implement its numerous promises.

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The German parliamentary elections were extremely close. The Social Democrats won narrowly ahead of the Conservatives. As there no coalition option exists without major hurdles, it is currently unclear who will be successful in claiming leadership and form the coming government. Given the historically close and ambiguous election results, at a turning point after 16 years of Angela Merkel and at the start of the post-COVID-19 phase and facing the historical tasks of climate change: this Bundestag election is of outstanding importance – for Germany and Europe.

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German chancellor Angela Merkel’s 16-year long reign is coming to an end after the elections on September 26. By examining the positions of Germany’s leading parties, this piece assesses how a new German government might shape EU climate and environmental policy.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s 16-year long reign is coming to an end after the elections on September 26. By examining the positions of Germany’s leading parties, this piece assesses how a new German government might shape EU health policy.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s 16-year long reign is coming to an end after the elections on September 26. This piece provides an analysis of how changing German-Franco power dynamics could affect the EU following one of the most crucial German elections in decades.

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In what will be the most crucial elections in world politics this year, a new German Chancellor is set to succeed Angela Merkel after 16 years in office. The following piece looks at what stance Germany’s new government may take within the evolving U.S.-China geopolitical rivalry.

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