This special bonus episode continues our dive into the upcoming German Federal Election, where Germans will be going to the polls to elect the next Bundestag and indicate their preferred successor to Angela Merkel as Chancellor. It provides an update on the state of the race and a special look at the parties who may not be providing the next Chancellor, but who are waiting in the wings to be potential coalition partners – the FDP, the Left and the AfD.

With only a few days left to go, Sam and Chern take a look at the remaining parties as the campaign comes to a close in Germany. After being scorched in 2013, will the FDP be rushing back into Government, and if so, who with? Is the Conservative fear of Left participation in the Government a realistic one? And why have the AfD (the big story from 2017) not been so prominent this time despite strong polling numbers? Finally, as the campaign comes to an end, what are our early reflections on the race? All these questions and more answered in this special episode.