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Simultaneously, Germany was witnessing a rise in anti-immigration sentiments exacerbated by these economic strains. This atmosphere of uncertainty culminated in high-stakes elections, resulting in the highest voter turnout since reunification—84%—as citizens sought urgent change.
Germany's political system complicates simple binary paradigms familiar in other country contexts. Rather than two dominant parties, Germany's multi-party structure necessitates coalitions due to historical lessons learned from the Nazi regime. The current framework involves several parties, with the ruling coalition before the latest election termed the "Traffic Light Coalition," comprising the SPD (red), FDP (yellow), and Greens (green).