German Electioncast! (The Lookahead)
Everything you need to know before votes on Sunday.
February 20, 2025
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February 20, 2025
German Electioncast! (The Lookahead)
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<p>Today, we discuss Germany’s upcoming elections.</p><p>With concerns about immigration and the economy dominating, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could increase their seat share in the Bundestag. But can they get power?</p><p>Adam speaks to BBC Europe editor, Katya Adler, and German historian and author, Katja Hoyer.</p><p>And, Ukrainian President Zelensky and the US Chief Envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg are holding talks in Kyiv, but a scheduled press conference with the two of them was cancelled. Mark Urban, former Newsnight diplomatic and defence editor looks at why.</p><p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://discord.gg/NbuxWnmY</p><p>New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1
Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn and Shiler Mahmoudi. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.</p>
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