Version 1.0.0 of GLES Candidate Study 2025 (ZA10102) is now available. The GLES Candidate Study 2025 is a survey of the direct and list candidates of the parties represented in the Bundestag with faction or group status prior to the election: SPD, CDU, CSU, BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN, FDP, AfD, DIE LINKE, and BSW.
The GLES Candidate Study 2025 covers five topics: political background and nomination, campaigning, political issues, democracy and representation, and personal characteristics and background. It also includes the core questionnaire of Module IV of the Comparative Candidate Survey (CCS).
Access to the dataset and the study documentation is available via the GESIS search.