For instance, the standard center-left/center-right faceoff (between the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands and the Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands-Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern alliance) has given way to a fragmented political landscape in which no less than five parties claimed over ten percent of the vote. At the same time, the election exemplifies the gradual abandonment of some of the mainstays of postwar German politics. As the forum’s contributors note, this election was the first in the Federal Republic’s history (except for the first) in which the sitting chancellor did not seek reelection. It marked the end of Angela Merkel’s sixteen-year tenure as Chancellor, during which she established herself as the preeminent figure in German domestic politics, an influential presence on the international stage, and a stabilizing temperament during a tumultuous era of global politics. Yet even by this standard, the federal election held on 26 September was particularly consequential and unusual. Behrent, Appalachian State Universityīecause Germany is Europe’s most populous country (excluding Russia), its most productive economy, and the European Union’s indispensable member, its elections are necessarily significant.
Forum 29 (2021) on the 2021 German ElectionsĮditor: Diane Labrosse | Commissioning Editor and Chair: Michael C.
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