Nina Haase

The headline is that the Conservatives... swept the Social Democrats out of the Chancellery and we will see a new German government in a couple of weeks time that is going to be led by the Conservatives in a coalition probably with the Social Democrats and that is still going to be a pro-European, a centrist government facing lots and lots of challenges. Also the

The headline is that the Conservatives... swept the Social Democrats out of the Chancellery and we will see a new German government in a couple of weeks time that is going to be led by the Conservatives in a coalition probably with the Social Democrats and that is still going to be a pro-European, a centrist government facing lots and lots of challenges. Also the

The headline is that the Conservatives... swept the Social Democrats out of the Chancellery and we will see a new German government in a couple of weeks time that is going to be led by the Conservatives in a coalition probably with the Social Democrats and that is still going to be a pro-European, a centrist government facing lots and lots of challenges. Also the

headline underneath is that for the very first time in a national poll, a far-right party, the AfD, managed to get one in five German voters to vote for them. Who is the new chancellor? The new chancellor is a man called Friedrich Merz. He's a grandfather. He is not an unknown figure. He entered politics in the 1990s, and he was then

headline underneath is that for the very first time in a national poll, a far-right party, the AfD, managed to get one in five German voters to vote for them. Who is the new chancellor? The new chancellor is a man called Friedrich Merz. He's a grandfather. He is not an unknown figure. He entered politics in the 1990s, and he was then

headline underneath is that for the very first time in a national poll, a far-right party, the AfD, managed to get one in five German voters to vote for them. Who is the new chancellor? The new chancellor is a man called Friedrich Merz. He's a grandfather. He is not an unknown figure. He entered politics in the 1990s, and he was then

swept out of political power by a certain Angela Merkel from his same party. He then re-entered politics when Angela Merkel left, and he has decided to shape the Conservatives in a way that He sees fit to deal with the current challenges. He was always a fierce critic of Angela Merkel's open-door policy.

swept out of political power by a certain Angela Merkel from his same party. He then re-entered politics when Angela Merkel left, and he has decided to shape the Conservatives in a way that He sees fit to deal with the current challenges. He was always a fierce critic of Angela Merkel's open-door policy.

swept out of political power by a certain Angela Merkel from his same party. He then re-entered politics when Angela Merkel left, and he has decided to shape the Conservatives in a way that He sees fit to deal with the current challenges. He was always a fierce critic of Angela Merkel's open-door policy.

So he's adopted a much more hard-line stance on immigration, for example, and that has been one of the key issues for him in this election campaign.

So he's adopted a much more hard-line stance on immigration, for example, and that has been one of the key issues for him in this election campaign.

So he's adopted a much more hard-line stance on immigration, for example, and that has been one of the key issues for him in this election campaign.

The other issues were that Germans showed a lot of desire for change, big change. The current government had started out on a progressive, on a liberal agenda, and then Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. So they had to make a lot of... Very tough decisions. They had to try and keep the country together at very, very challenging times. So we had a lot of political infighting.

The other issues were that Germans showed a lot of desire for change, big change. The current government had started out on a progressive, on a liberal agenda, and then Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. So they had to make a lot of... Very tough decisions. They had to try and keep the country together at very, very challenging times. So we had a lot of political infighting.

The other issues were that Germans showed a lot of desire for change, big change. The current government had started out on a progressive, on a liberal agenda, and then Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. So they had to make a lot of... Very tough decisions. They had to try and keep the country together at very, very challenging times. So we had a lot of political infighting.

And the conservatives at the time were the biggest opposition power. So they used that to their advantage. to essentially say this government is overwhelmed and we're going to be the ones dealing with all the desire for change that Germans are expressing. They want more clarity when it comes to immigration. They want the German economy to get going again.

And the conservatives at the time were the biggest opposition power. So they used that to their advantage. to essentially say this government is overwhelmed and we're going to be the ones dealing with all the desire for change that Germans are expressing. They want more clarity when it comes to immigration. They want the German economy to get going again.

And the conservatives at the time were the biggest opposition power. So they used that to their advantage. to essentially say this government is overwhelmed and we're going to be the ones dealing with all the desire for change that Germans are expressing. They want more clarity when it comes to immigration. They want the German economy to get going again.

Germany's economy is very sluggish at the moment. And these were the core topics that the conservatives focused on and won.

Germany's economy is very sluggish at the moment. And these were the core topics that the conservatives focused on and won.