A Guide to Europe’s 2017 Elections

As millions of European voters go to the polls in 2017, Brookings experts explain the domestic political and economic dynamics surrounding pivotal elections in several countries, as well as the ramifications for the EU, transatlantic ties, and the Western-led global order.

A combination of two photos show German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Martin Schulz as they attend a debate of the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, December 12, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Campaigns & Elections Germany weighs its coalition options, Europe waits

Constanze Stelzenmüller

December 11, 2017

Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel address a news conference at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Campaigns & Elections Germany political talks

Matteo Garavoglia

December 4, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a meeting of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt - RC1A0BBFB2F0

Germany Can Angela Merkel find her own way out of the crisis in Berlin?

Constanze Stelzenmüller

November 24, 2017

Protesters demonstrate against the anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) becoming part of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag for the first time, in Berlin, Germany October 22, 2017. The placard (C) reads, "My voice against hate speaking". REUTERS/Axel Schmidt - UP1EDAM0YOGT5

Germany Populist electoral gains: The five stages of grief

Amanda Sloat

November 7, 2017

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