This weekend Germans go to the polls in a time of marked political volatility, which is seeing Germany’s two main traditional parties, the Social Democratic Party and the CDU, challenged across various political fronts.

This has included the shock rise in support for the far-right Alternative for Deutschland party.

Image: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Image: Shutterstock – Juergen Nowak

Produced By: Stephen Hill

Featured In Story: Andrew Bonnell – Department of History at the University of Queensland, and

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 19 February 2025