“A Full Standstill Ahead? The Prospects for Another Grand Coalition in Germany

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The American Council on Germany, Deutsches Haus at NYU, and NYU’s Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, invite you to a panel discussion on: “A Full Standstill Ahead? The Prospects for Another Grand Coalition in Germany

with

Thomas Jahn, New York Correspondent, Handelsblatt

Dr. Christian Martin, Professor of European and Mediterranean Studies, Max Weber Visiting Chair in German and European Studies, New York University

and

Dr. Steven E. Sokol, President, American Council on Germany (Moderator)

Almost six months after the general election, Germany is still without a new government. While Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats have entered coalition talks, the outcome of these talks is far from certain. And whatever the outcome, the deal would still be subject to approval by the SPD’s party members. This uncertainty in Europe’s biggest economy comes in the wake of an election that saw the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) secure more than 90 seats in the Bundestag and an increasingly Euro-skeptic Free Democratic Party listing to the right.

This panel will address some of the questions that abound. Will Angela Merkel finally be able to form a stable government? Will another Grand Coalition further strengthen the extremes? What do these developments mean for German politics? What do they mean for Europe? And, what are the implications for the strategic challenges that are facing Germany, such as demographic shifts and technological change?