AfD leads North Rhine-Westphalia on a federal ballot for the first time
The governing CDU-Green coalition would still have a majority. No other two-party deal without AfD would work.
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Die Linke MP in Remmo clan row sought operational detail on anti-clan raids
They asked which operations had taken place, at which places, on which days and at which hours.
CDU still a ‘people’s party’ despite state parliament wipeout, deputy group leader says
Krings acknowledged "crafting errors" in the federal government and said he was "not satisfied with all aspects of the government reshuffle".
Berlin crime boss appears at Die Linke election party after party’s city-wide win
Issa Remmo was “pleased about Die Linke,” that he felt supported by a German party for the first time.
YouGov puts CDU/CSU at record low as talk of replacing Merz grows
The AfD took 43.8 per cent there on September 6, a record for the party in any state election, against 17.2 per cent for the CDU.
AfD lodges defamation complaint against Merz over ‘ethnic cleansing’ accusations
Members of the Bundestag are normally shielded from prosecution for what they say in the chamber under Article 46 of the Basic Law, Germany’s constitution.
Investigators search Berlin SPD lead candidate’s home in bribery inquiry
As regional president, he chaired the supervisory board of the municipal hospital chain, which owns 10 clinics.
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AfD politicians barred from video game fair Gamescom
MEP Mary Khan said "With the AfD leading the polls in Saxony-Anhalt, Gamescom will soon discover that political reality is not so easy to switch off".
German officials and unions prepare ‘to resist’ an AfD government
In an article for the GdP union magazine, Hüber argued that: "Anyone who takes their oath seriously has no other option: the AfD is a no-go!"
Merz popularity hits personal all-time low
Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-chair Alice Weidel sits at the bottom of the top-10 list on –2.5.
Ex-president of German Jewish council draws parallel between AfD and Nazi party’s rise
"In many areas, I see no difference anymore compared to the NSDAP before it came to power," she said.
AfD hits all-time high of 28 per cent in new German poll, CDU slumps to 22 per cent
These results reflect deep voter dissatisfaction with the current centre-left coalition of Christian Democrats and Socialists.
Merz’s top adviser says not the AfD, but far-left scares investors away
He noted that discussions with international investors barely mention possible AfD successes in upcoming state elections in eastern Germany.
Germany’s flagship rail megaproject delayed to 2031 after over 1,000 km of cables laid incorrectly
The errors occurred because cabling work began before the final technical planning for the new digital signalling system was complete.
German socialists hit lowest score ever in national poll
The party now stands level with the hard-left Die Linke on 11 per cent, marking a new historic low for Germany’s oldest political party.
Left-wing Wagenknecht vows to block CDU power in Saxony-Anhalt, even with AfD
"We want to do everything we can to ensure that there is no new CDU minister-president in Saxony-Anhalt".
Die Linke wants foreigners to vote for Parliament
The proposal lands in a country that hosts roughly 14 million foreign nationals, equivalent to about 17 per cent of the total population.
Germany’s AfD plans to replace hundreds of civil servants after election win in battleground state
The right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has announced it will replace up to 200 civil servants in the state of Saxony-Anhalt – if it comes into power…
CDU’s Hagel rejects AfD bid to make him Baden-Württemberg premier
He stated he would not stand and pledged that his party would close ranks behind Cem Özdemir, the Greens' candidate agreed under the coalition deal signed two days…
German CDU leaders warn about possible AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt
German establishment politicians seem increasingly desperate to avoid a win for the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) at the general election in the…
Germany: Censorship row erupts after AfD’s Höcke interview
A fierce free-speech controversy has erupted in Germany after senior Social Democrat leader Saskia Esken called for what she described as an effective “blacklisting”…
Berlin SPD wants to set up ‘rental police’ to combat exorbitant rents
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the German capital of Berlin has announced plans to set up a special investigative unit to examine thousands of rental contracts…
German small-town CDU members face party expulsion after joining forces with AfD
Members of Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) in a small town near Frankfurt have caused a nationwide scandal by joining forces with their…
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Merz now least popular politician in Germany
Merz has become the least popular politician in Germany with a mere 28.
‘News story’ that sparked mass protests against AfD ahead of German elections ‘completely fabricated’, court rules
A widely shared story by left-wing investigative outlet Correctiv in Germany, which claimed that at a “secretive” gathering ahead of the 2024 elections in Germany,…
Chancellor Merz‘s CDU at four-year-low in latest German poll
The Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has sunk to a multi-year-low in a recent poll.
Germany’s CDU loses to Greens in state election, reversing polls
The German Greens Party has narrowly won the state parliament elections in the populous state of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany.
AfD avoids immediate ban after German court suspends its ‘extremist’ status
A German administrative court in Cologne ruled yesterday that the country’s domestic intelligence agency may not classify the right-wing Alternative for Germany…
Expensive Audi lands leader of German left-wing party in hot water
The leader of Germany’s left-wing Die Linke party, Heidi Reichinnek, has been accused of double standards after she was caught getting out of an Audi A8 limousine…
German court fines AfD politician €11,600 for use of stock photo allegedly showing Nazi salute
A state MP with the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has been fined of €11,600 for printing an election poster that allegedly showed a man performing…