Germany (SPD & Greens)

13+ hour, 35+ min ago   (562+ words) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will keep his ruling coalition together for the sake of his country's "democratic future", following resounding defeats for his party in two state elections. "We are determined to live up to the historic challenges…...

19+ hour, 45+ min ago   (879+ words) Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered major setbacks in two state elections, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz describing the result in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as a “disaster”. Two of Germany's 16 federal states, Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, have just elected new state…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (362+ words) A chastened, worried-looking Chancellor Friedrich Merz has told the German people he will not step down as leader of his party or the nation, despite poor performances in two state elections over the weekend. Merz, who has been chancellor for…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (484+ words) The extreme right-wing political party Alternative for Germany, or AfD for short, has just proved victorious in a state election. The victory was on September 6, the election in Saxony-Anhalt, a small state in eastern Germany. The party won 44% of the…...

23+ hour, 58+ min ago   (530+ words) The CDU's worst fears came true on election night. For the first time, it was ousted from a state parliament and left behind by the Left Party. Can the chancellor still hold on to office? Redaktion blue News, DPA «Der…...

3+ hour, 19+ min ago   (758+ words) Far right surges in eastern Germany, radical left wins Berlin: 'No longer safe for Jews' Ynetnews...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago   (148+ words) The German government is pressing ahead with plans for a fuel rebate aimed at easing high petrol and diesel prices, approving a draft law on the measure, a government spokeswoman said. From October 1 to December 31, the energy tax on petrol…...

6+ hour, 53+ min ago   (126+ words) | Videos Hindustan Times This NATO head will be gone by year-end? AfD says CDU’s collapse has started Merz political twilight Friedrich Merz is facing renewed pressure after his CDU crashed to 4.9% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, missing the threshold for state parliament…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (144+ words) And while the "Die Linke" (The Left) party that has won in Berlin is really a semi-establishment party and has not been subject to a firewall but rather helped built it against the AfD, its victory in the capital still…...

5+ hour, 11+ min ago   (1743+ words) Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. In…...