The Federal Election will take place in Germany on 26 September. The Merkel era is about to come to an end. With 16 years in office, Angela Merkel has been the second-longest serving Chancellor in the history of the Federal Republic after Helmut Kohl. Inevitably, such a caesura creates uncertainty about the future course of German policies.

In the last 70 years, Germany has stood for a remarkable political stability: There have only been eight Chancellors from two parties; five from the CDU/CSU and three from the SPD. However, according to recent opinion polls, the political landscape today seems to have become more complicated.

It is likely that the next German government will be formed by parties which have not worked together at federal level before. Furthermore, the probability of a three-party coalition has become high. This could have far-reaching implications for future economic and foreign relations and will surely also carry consequences for the German business community at large, perhaps especially in China, where the regulatory framework has been tightening alongside growing political tension with the EU and the US. 

In this webinar, Dr. Achim Dercks, Deputy Managing Director, Association of German Chambers of Industry & Commerce (DIHK) and Finn Mayer-Kuckuk, Editor-in-Chief, China.Table, will explore different scenarios for the outcome of the election and their potential impact on the German economy and Sino-German relations in the years ahead.

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