Berlin, Germany – As 2025 begins, Germany finds itself at a crossroads, grappling with a series of political and economic challenges that could shape the future of Europe’s largest economy. From a snap federal election to rising energy costs and growing concerns over immigration and cybersecurity, the year ahead promises to be a defining one for the nation.

Snap Elections Loom Amid Political Turmoil

Germany will hold federal elections on February 23, 2025, seven months earlier than originally planned. The decision to call a snap election came after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition government collapsed under the weight of internal disagreements and policy failures. The conservative CDU/CSU bloc, led by Friedrich Merz, is widely expected to emerge as the strongest party, but forming a stable government will be no easy task in a politically fragmented landscape.