DW looks at the main parties' campaign platforms.Germany' s center-right bloc of Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party Christian Social Union has unanimously voted in favor of an election program that promises to lower taxes and stop illegal migration.

Germany's upcoming election could pivot its crypto policies as AfD proposes deregulation, clashing with other parties' calls for tighter controls.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other key European leaders are deep underwater in popular support, according to a new poll from the Tyson Group national research firm.

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will hold a snap national election on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition. Here are the main parties contending, their poll standings,

Germany's Left Party (Die Linke) is down but not out in the run-up to the German national election on February 23rd. It could play a role in the next government if they maintain a standing in the Bundestag.

Support for Germany’s center-right CDU/CSU alliance led by Friedrich Merz dropped in a new poll, while the Greens and two smaller far-left parties gained.

Less than three weeks before federal elections, the Forsa poll for RTL/ntv also showed support for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) holding steady at 16%. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was unchanged at 20%.

Support for Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance has dropped to 28% ahead of elections on February 23, a poll showed on Tuesday, days after it cooperated with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to pass a motion in parliament.

The support for Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) bloc has dropped by 2 percentage points to 28% within a week, according to a recent survey. This comes less than three weeks before the country's federal elections.