{"id":220378,"date":"2025-02-21T12:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T12:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/election-countdown-whats-at-stake-for-germany-berlin-briefing\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T12:05:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T12:05:42","slug":"election-countdown-whats-at-stake-for-germany-berlin-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/election-countdown-whats-at-stake-for-germany-berlin-briefing\/","title":{"rendered":"Election countdown: What\u2019s at stake for Germany? | Berlin Briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mZH0Q_VJ9zI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Election countdown: What\u2019s at stake for Germany? | Berlin Briefing\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mZH0Q_VJ9zI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Who will lead Germany next? The final countdown is on! In this episode of Berlin Briefing DW\u2019s Nina Haase, Michaela K\u00fcfner, Matthew Moore, and Bernd Riegert break down the key players in Germany\u2019s upcoming elections, the ripple effects of JD Vance\u2019s game-changing MSC 2025 speech and its impact on Europe\u2019s security, and why smaller parties could make the building of the next coalition complicated. Plus, they reveal what the latest polls are saying, final predictions, and the most likely coalition power plays.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n01:09 JD Vance\u2019s speech at the MSC<br \/>\n02:14 Friedrich Merz\u2019s reax<br \/>\n04:16 JD Vance and the AfD<br \/>\n06:05 Election basics<br \/>\n08:30 Trump&#8217;s comments about Ukraine<br \/>\n10:50 Latest polls<br \/>\n12:15 SPD<br \/>\n12:51 CDU\/CSU<br \/>\n13:46 AfD<br \/>\n14:24 Greens<br \/>\n15:36 Smaller parties<br \/>\n19:23 Debt break<br \/>\n23:26 Why the Left party suddenly rose in the polls<br \/>\n26:00 Final predictions <\/p>\n<p>DW Berlin Briefing on:<br \/>\nApple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics\/id1775699172<br \/>\nSpotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ<br \/>\nRSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: https:\/\/rss.dw.com\/xml\/podcast_Berlin_Briefing<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\n#berlinbriefing #germanelections #germany<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who will lead Germany next? 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