Foreign policy & defence
The statement in the quiz
Germany should start buying natural gas from Russia again.
Background
In summer 2022 Russia cut gas deliveries through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline step by step and stopped them at the end of August; in September the pipeline was damaged. Since then Germany has not imported Russian pipeline gas directly. In January 2026 the EU adopted a stepwise ban: Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be banned completely from early 2027, and pipeline gas from autumn 2027.
Sources for the background: Council of the EU: Stepwise ban on Russian gas imports (26 January 2026)
ForLeaning forNeutral / mixedLeaning againstAgainstNot in manifesto
The manifesto does not mention Russian gas; it calls for wider sanctions on Russia.
From the manifesto „Die Sanktionen gegen Russland erweitern wir zielgerichtet und engmaschig.“Source: CDU/CSU manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 47
Wants the remaining Nord Stream 2 pipeline put into operation as soon as possible and economic sanctions on Russia lifted.
From the manifesto „Die verbliebene und noch intakte Leitung von Nord Stream 2 (Strang B) soll so schnell wie möglich in Betrieb genommen werden.“Source: AfD manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 42
Counts ending Germany’s dependence on Russian gas among its achievements and does not propose resuming imports.
From the manifesto „Deutschland schnell unabhängig gemacht von russischem Gas“Source: SPD manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 4
Wants wider sanctions on Russia and less dependence on authoritarian regimes such as Russia and China.
From the manifesto „Sicherheit bedeutet: uns unabhängiger machen von autoritären Regimen wie Russland oder China.“Source: Greens manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 104
The manifesto does not mention Russian gas; it wants sanctions to be more targeted and reviewed regularly.
Wants to negotiate with Russia to buy cheap gas again through the remaining Nord Stream pipeline.
From the manifesto „Die Bundesregierung sollte mit Russland verhandeln, um über den verbliebenen Strang der Nord-Stream-Pipeline wieder günstiges Erdgas zu beziehen.“Source: BSW manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 10
Says there is no going back to depending on Russian energy as before the war.
From the manifesto „Es gibt kein Zurück zum Status Quo vor dem Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine.“Source: FDP manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 49
Positions are coded on five steps: for, leaning for, neutral or mixed, leaning against, against. A party whose manifesto says nothing on the statement is marked “not in manifesto”, and the quiz leaves the statement out of that party’s score. The coding method and its checks are on the method page.
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Manifesto coding and background checked: 27 September 2026 Update log