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The German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) is the central survey program in Germany for the continuous collection and provision of high-quality data for national and international election research. The methodologically diverse surveys of the GLES make it possible to investigate the political attitudes and behavior of eligible voters and candidates. Since its foundation, the GLES has been conducted in close cooperation between the German Society for Electoral Studies (DGfW) and GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences.

GLES Data

An overview over the GLES Data can be found under Data and Documentation.

Current Data Collection

For information on current surveys, see Current Data Collection.

News

Publication
Report with results form the GLES Candidate Study 2021 published
Data Collection
GLES Tracking T56 entered the field on November 8, 2023
Data Release
GLES Tracking T55 (ZA7713) Version 1.0.0 is available
Data Release
GLES Coding of the Most Important Political Problem(2018-2022) Version 1.0.0 is available
Welcome to the new GLES website
Since September 29, 2023 the GLES has a new website
Data Collection
GLES Panel Wave 25 entered the field on October 11, 2023
Data Update
GLES Tracking T50 (ZA7708), T51 (ZA7709), and T52 (ZA7710)
Data Release
GLES Tracking T54 (ZA7712) Version 1.0.0 is available

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