After the November 3 presidential election of 2020, a news story broke reporting the seizure of important computer servers in Frankfurt, Germany. [18] Seehofer was replaced as CSU leader at a party conference in January 2019, although he retained his position as Interior Minister in the Cabinet. The SPD leadership, recognizing the party's unsatisfactory performance after four years in government, announced that it would go into opposition. Germany has criticized President Donald Trump’s reluctance to accept the presidential election results. The CDU as a whole has benefited from the coronavirus crisis, taking a strong poll lead into an unusually uncertain election year thanks to good reviews for Merkel’s pandemic leadership. The Bundestag has 598 nominal members, elected for a four-year term; these seats are distributed between the sixteen German states in proportion to the states' number of eligible voters. Whoever runs will face Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, the candidate of the struggling center-left Social Democrats, currently Merkel’s junior coalition partner as well as a candidate from the environmentalist Greens, who plan to make their first run for the chancellery. [2] With the CDU/CSU having pledged not to work with either the AfD or The Left before the elections, the only remaining option for a majority government was a Jamaica coalition consisting of the CDU/CSU, FDP, and the Greens. 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This page was last edited on 19 January 2021, at 01:50. [1][c], The 2017 federal elections were held after a four-year grand coalition between the CDU/CSU and SPD. Nahles had earlier been successfully nominated as leader of the SPD parliamentary group. He led the center-right group in parliament from 2000 to 2002, when Merkel pushed him out of that job, and left parliament in 2009 — later practicing as a lawyer and heading the supervisory board of investment manager BlackRock’s German branch. Germany uses the mixed-member proportional representation system, a system of proportional representation combined with elements of first-past-the-post voting. What we do know in summary, is that there was a server in Germany that was obtained by the US. Overhang seats are calculated at the state level, so many more seats are added to balance this out among the different states, adding more seats than would be needed to compensate for overhang at the national level in order to avoid negative vote weight. The CDU leader will be chosen by 1,001 delegates. [23] A party convention to elect a new leader was scheduled for April, but repeatedly delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5][6] Chancellor Angela Merkel consulted with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who implored all parties to reconsider in order to avoid fresh elections.[7][8]. Whether any of these candidates could take those ratings through to the election is uncertain. That may not happen until well after the election, because the process of putting together a governing coalition can be lengthy. In a debate among the candidates last week, he said: “What I bring is government experience, the leadership of a big state, balancing different interests and — this perhaps doesn’t hurt for a CDU leader — having won an election.”. The election was held in January 2021, with Armin Laschet, incumbent Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, winning with 52.8% of delegate votes. Scholz, who served as Mayor of Hamburg from 2011 to 2018, unsuccessfully sought the SPD leadership in the 2019 leadership election. [20][21] Merkel's preferred candidate for the party leadership, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, narrowly defeated conservative rivals who opposed Merkel's leadership. ... How "glitches" are actually "HACKS" in Election 2020 by James Denison Nov 14, 2020 7:29AM PST - Collapse - … On 10 August 2020, the Social Democratic Party nominated incumbent Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz as the party's lead candidate for the election. Deutschen Bundestag am 24. Armin Laschet, the governor of Germany’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, offers that. The plan is that only Saturday’s winning candidate will be on that ballot. Laschet is the only candidate who had to make big decisions in the coronavirus pandemic. — Joe Hoft (@joehoft) December 1, 2020. Oktober erstmals zusammen", https://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/2020/12/201209-Bundestagswahl.html, "German Social Democrats pick finance minister Scholz as chancellor candidate", "CDU Wolfsburg und Helmstedt suchen neuen Bundestagskandidaten", "Karl A. 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Merkel, now 66, has steered Germany, and Europe, through a series of crises since she took office in 2005, she said over two years ago that she won't seek a fifth term as chancellor. The split, eventually repaired following a summit with EU countries, threatened to bring down the government. If a party only wins one or two single-member constituencies and fails to get at least 5% of the second votes, it keeps the single-member seat(s), but other parties that accomplish at least one of the two threshold conditions receive compensation seats. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right party, the Christian Democratic Union, CDU, is choosing a new leader on the weekend Saturday Jan. 16 and Sunday Jan. 17, 2021, a decision that will help determine who succeeds Merkel at the helm of the European Union's biggest economy after a 16-year reign. Setting the popular vote will also set the color of a state A decision on her successor was delayed repeatedly by the coronavirus pandemic. Merz has said he wants to give a “political home” to disillusioned conservatives, but won’t move “one millimeter” toward the far-right Alternative for Germany party. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool, file), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. [29], If a party, by winning single-member constituencies in one state, receives more seats than it would be entitled to according to its second vote share in that state (so-called overhang seats), the other parties receive compensation seats. POLITICO Europe tracks polling data for every European election and country. The second votes are used to produce a proportional number of seats for parties, first in the states, and then in the Bundestag. That person will either run for chancellor in Germany’s Sept. 26 election or have a big say in who does run. Col Waldron claimed that not only did the military’s ‘white hat hackers’ see the data flowing overseas to Germany on election night, they also have a copy of the traffic and and packets of data that were sent: Eventually, the CDU decided to hold an online convention this weekend. But she said more than two years ago that she won’t seek a fifth term as chancellor. World Donald Trump Germany Election 2020 Coronavirus The German magazine Der Spiegel has delivered a withering assessment of President Donald Trump 's 2020 … Merkel subsequently fired him as Germany’s environment minister. [30] The same applies if an independent candidate wins a single-member constituency,[29] which has not happened since the 1949 election. US election 2020: The voters who don't like Trump or Biden. They may only do so under two possible scenarios described by the Basic Law. Behauptung: The U.S. Army seized a computer server from a company called Scytl that would prove there was fraud in the 2020 election. Scholz was nominated as the SPD's Chancellor candidate on 10 August 2020, but is not party leader. In both cases, federal elections would have to take place on a Sunday or national holiday no later than 60 days after the dissolution. He has proclaimed himself a candidate for the “modern center” who emphasizes issues such as fighting climate change. He has a more traditionally conservative and pro-business image, and recently wrote in Der Spiegel magazine that “the CDU must, whether it wants to or not, step out from the shadow of Angela Merkel.”. [34] On 9 December 2020, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier ordered the election to be held on 26 September 2021. [27] Progressive candidates Norbert Walter-Borjans and Saskia Esken defeated more moderate candidates and were elected co-leaders by the party's membership. And some consider Health Minister Jens Spahn, who is running to become the CDU’s deputy leader under Laschet, a possible contender. German foreign minister says US president must refrain from pouring oil on the fire of a tense situation. A + A-Print Email . Merkel's CDU suffers worst ever result in Hamburg elections This article is more than 9 months old Chancellor’s party slumped to third while far-right AfD scraped back in despite Hanau attack Seats are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method. You don’t deserve to know! Now her Christian Democratic Union party is seeking its second new leader since she quit that role in 2018. Germany - Interactive state election map. The investigative team of Fanning/Jones have uncovered yet another HUGE piece of the puzzle with this whopper of an expose. The 2021 German federal election for the 20th Bundestag is expected to be held on 26 September 2021. That’s both a strength and a weakness: it has raised his profile, but he has garnered mixed reviews, notably as a vocal advocate of loosening restrictions after the pandemic’s first phase. What we do know in summary, is that there was a server in Germany that was obtained by the US. In other words, Coomer’s stated actions during the 2020 general elections through Dominion Voting Systems was at the behest of a foreign national fringe party leader in Germany … [17] The new government was officially referred to as the Fourth Merkel cabinet. The two parties will decide together who runs for Merkel’s job, though no timetable has been set. Owing to this provision, the Bundestag usually has more than 598 members. Friday, November 06, 2020 Motunrayo 0 World Update. [3][4] Exploratory talks between the parties were held over the next six weeks, though on 20 November the FDP withdrew from the negotiations, citing irreconcilable differences between the parties on migration and energy policies. Based solely on the first votes, 299 members are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting. September 2021 stattfinden - DER SPIEGEL - Politik", "Die SPD geht in die Opposition – Schulz bleibt Parteichef", "Sondierungsgespräche beginnen kommende Woche", "Steinmeier fordert Gesprächsbereitschaft", "Bundespräsident lädt Chefs von Union und SPD ein", "Wie die SPD-Landesverbände zur großen Koalition stehen", "Union und SPD einigen sich auf Koalitionsvertrag", "SPD-Mitgliederentscheid vom 20. US election 2020: Germany declares stands on results tussles, reveals Trump’s next actions if he loses. Saturday’s decision won’t be the final word on the center-right candidate for chancellor. Why are American votes being counted in Germany? [28], Germany uses the mixed-member proportional representation system, a system of proportional representation combined with elements of first-past-the-post voting. This is good news for Americans who want to know the truth about the 2020 election. Stay up-to-date with who is ahead in the polls in each country and on what Europe thinks and why. [32][36][37] Under both scenarios, a snap election is not possible during a State of Defence. POLITICO Poll of Polls — German polls, trends and election news for Germany. To … Mary Fanning and Alan Jones have impeccable inside sources within the military brass helping… The Bavarian governor has gained in stature during the pandemic as a strong advocate of tough restrictions to curb the coronavirus, and his poll ratings outstrip those of the CDU candidates. [13] The 463,723 members of the SPD voted to approve or reject the deal from 20 February to 2 March,[14][15] with the result announced on 4 March. Germany holds elections every four years. If no candidate wins a majority, there will be a runoff. The party has dominated the center ground, ending military conscription, enabling if not embracing same-sex marriage, and allowing in large numbers of migrants, among other things. [25][26] However, she was unsuccessful in improving the party's stocks, as it continued to slide in opinion polls and was well beaten by left-wing party Alliance 90/The Greens at the 2019 European Parliament election. Texas representative Louis Gohmert (R) confirmed the US military conducted a raid on the server headquarters of the now-bankrupt Scytl company in Barcelona, Spain.

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