Germany’s next nationwide parliamentary election will be held on September 28, 2025, after President Frank-Walter Steinmeier officially announced the schedule on Friday. The election will determine seats in the Bundestag, the lower house of Germany’s parliament, and could upend the balance of power in German politics. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition government have been struggling in opinion polls. Steinmeier’s choice of date followed a recommendation from the Cabinet made in July. German law mandates that elections must be held on a Sunday or a public holiday, and the constitut…