*The country's economy has stopped growing for two years
*59 million citizens are called upon to vote
*Migration is being dragged through the parties, but it is not the main issue
*Population will elect 630 members of parliamentary on Sunday
*59 million citizens are called upon to vote
*Migration is being dragged through the parties, but it is not the main issue
*Population will elect 630 members of parliamentary on Sunday
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00:00In other news, Germany prepares for parliamentary elections on February 23rd.
00:04A few days before the elections, our special Envoy Unisono reports from Berlin.
00:12These are extraordinary times for German politics. The ruling coalition of social
00:17Democrats, Greens and Liberals has failed to reach the end of its time,
00:20which would have been September 2025.
00:25I think it is incredibly difficult to keep track of this early election campaign.
00:29And that's because many parties ultimately don't want to form a
00:32coalition with each other or can't imagine one. But there has to be a coalition.
00:42Germany's economy has stopped growing for two years, with an official recession.
00:47Right-wing parties blame climate change policies, subsidies for renewable energy,
00:52discrimination of traditional energy. They propose deregulation in favor of oil and
00:57even a return to nuclear energy.
01:02The decisions we take here in Germany have global consequences. We have responsibilities.
01:07And it is also time for us to grow up a little. Germany was occupied by foreign countries after
01:12the Second World War. And now we have to show that we can do justice to this economic power
01:17in foreign policy and also in climate policy.
01:2159 million citizens are called to vote. Two million less than in 2021,
01:30the last federal election. The voting population is decreasing.
01:34Despite this, right-wing and ultranationalist parties want to
01:37close doors to immigrants and expel those they can.
01:43Migration is being dragged through the parties, but it is not the main issue.
01:46Migration is declining across Europe, but it is still being pushed as an issue.
02:00Alternative for Germany party, AfD,
02:05claims to be challenging the political system. None other than US Vice President Vance called
02:10on the other parties to form a coalition with it, which they consider to be outside the democratic
02:15order. I think it is extremely important to vote and I have already done so by post and what I
02:23think everyone hopes is that the AfD party does not become the strongest force in the country.
02:27And I hope that also the country will move forward again and that we will find the way
02:30back to commonality and go forward after so many problems.
02:38The population will elect 630 members of parliament on Sunday. According to all polls,
02:44no party will have an absolute majority. The party with the most votes will have to build a
02:49majority. Then the new prime minister and the government will be elected. No mean
02:54feat with the programmatic differences that exist.