This is the first Episode of What’s Up Germany where I explain why the 2021 federal election is so interesting and how the election goes down.  This show is available on Spotify, YouTube and SoundCloud. 
If you have ideas for topics, you can write me at whatsup.germany.podcast@gmail.com and you can follow this show on Instagram @whatsup.germany. 

Sources: 

https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/157841/umfrage/ranking-der-20-laender-mit-dem-groessten-bruttoinlandsprodukt/

https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/164004/umfrage/prognostizierte-bevoelkerungsentwicklung-in-den-laendern-der-eu/

https://www.bundestag.de/en/parliament/elections/basics/basics-199934

https://www.bundeskanzlerin.de/bkin-en/chancellery/the-election-of-the-federal-chancellor

https://www.google.de/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/21/german-election-poll-tracker-who-will-be-the-next-chancellor

#01 - What will be elected (and why you should care)

The second episode of what’s up Germany is about the parties that are running and their candidates. You can write me on Instagram @whatsup.germany or whatsup.germany.podcast@gmail.com 

https://www.google.de/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/cdu-csu-spd-afd-fdp-left-greens/a-38085900

https://www.bundestag.de/en/parliament/plenary/distributionofseats

https://www.google.de/amp/s/www.euronews.com/amp/2021/08/11/german-election-political-parties-kick-off-their-campaigns-ahead-of-pivotal-vote

#02 - Who is running? (the parties)

Today we look at the candidate of the CDU/CSU Armin Laschet. Who is the man, who want's to succeed Angela Merkel, what makes him controversial and does he have a chance to become the next chancellor.

Sources: 
https://www.google.de/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/20/armin-laschet-is-the-conservative-alliance-pick-too-nice-to-be-germanys-next-chancellor

https://www.google.de/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/16/dragons-nazis-and-putin-children-put-german-candidates-through-ringer

https://www.google.de/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/germany-chancellor-candidate-laschet-admits-to-plagiarism-mistakes/a-58708559

https://www.google.de/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/09/corruption-claims-threaten-to-damage-germanys-cdu-party

https://www.google.de/amp/s/www.spiegel.de/international/germany/fall-from-grace-merkel-s-conservatives-mired-in-scandal-and-incompetence-a-b3b33c92-9855-4a92-9e3f-f1f6667de531-amp

https://www.google.de/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/german-election-embattled-cdu-candidate-laschet-presents-policy-team/a-59071350

https://www.euronews.com/2021/08/08/us-germany-election-spd

https://www.google.de/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/merkel-laschet-return-to-flood-damaged-german-state/a-59091872

#03 - Armin Laschet (who he is and his scandals)

This episode checks wether Olaf Scholz has a chance to become the next chancellor and what he has done so far. 

Sources: 

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/19/centre-left-german-election-candidate-eager-to-form-government-with-greens

https://www.google.de/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/22/post-angela-merkel-germany-elections-armin-laschet-cdu

https://www.google.de/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/04/scholz-will-sort-it-the-catchphrase-winning-the-hearts-of-german-voters

https://www.google.de/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/germany-spd-chancellor-olaf-scholz/a-54517533

https://taz.de/Brechmitteleinsatz-in-Hamburg/!5143440/
 
https://www.google.de/amp/s/www.zeit.de/amp/news/2021-07/02/hamburg-zieht-schlussstrich-unter-brechmitteleinsatz

https://www.google.de/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/wirecard-scandal-german-finance-minister-olaf-scholz-denies-responsibility/a-57297062

https://www.google.de/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/09/20/frontrunner-succeed-angela-merkel-questioned-financial-scandal/amp/

https://www.google.de/amp/s/amp2.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/cum-ex/untersuchungsausschuss-scholz-will-sich-im-cum-ex-skandal-an-nichts-erinnern/27148770.html

https://www.google.de/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/after-g20-mayor-olaf-scholz-tells-hamburg-hes-sorry/a-39653117

https://www.google.de/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40526169.amp

#04 - Olaf Scholz (who he is and his scandals)

The last of the three candidates Annalena Baerbock of Alliance 90/the Greens. Does she have a chance to become chancellor.

#05 - Annalena Baerbock (who she is and her scandals)

Germany has elected a new parliament. These are the results and this is what's going to happen next

#06 - Germany has elected

A podcast about the German federal elections 2021

#03 - Armin Laschet (who he is and his scandals)

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