BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel handed out coffee to campaign workers in Berlin, urging them to keep up the momentum in the final hours before the country votes.
Nigel Farage told press that Germany was ‘about to get a voice of opposition’ as he shared a platform with Alternative for Germany (AfD) MEP Beatrix Von Storch ahead of the German Federal election later this month.
The two largest parties in Germany, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democrats (SPD), have largely refused to acknowledge migrant issues in their campaign ahead of September’s national election.
(Reuters) – In their campaign programme for the German election, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have dropped the term “friend” in describing the relationship with the United States.
Newly elected leaders of the anti-mass migration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alexander Gauland and Alice Weidel face a slump in the polls and a divided party in the wake of the departure of former leader Frauke Petry.
The anti-mass migration Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Kiel posted pictures of several volunteers helping them put up campaign signs and one of them, a black man, became the subject of racist ridicule by leftist users.
A regular poll of German voters shows the populist Alternative for Germany party slipping further amid infighting in its ranks, while Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc and its main challenger, the Social Democrats, remain in a dead heat.
The German government is putting pressure on African countries to take back their citizens who have failed to claim asylum by threatening economic sanctions.
The German United Services Trade Union (Ver.di) has asked members of the union to spy on and gather information about other members who may support the anti-mass migration Alternative for Germany (AfD) or have “right wing” views. The information comes from
Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party unanimously elected Martin Schulz on Sunday as the party’s top candidate to challenge Chancellor Angela Merkel in the country’s upcoming general election.
Germany’s populist anti-establishment Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has called for tighter borders, a ban on the Islamic headscarf, and has promised to examine whether the country could ditch the euro currency.
A new poll shows Germany’s center-left Social Democrats nudging past Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc in support for the first time in more than a decade, riding a wave of enthusiasm from their surprise nomination of a new leader.
The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats, Martin Schulz, is seen beating Chancellor Angela Merkel in September elections according to several recent polls, thanks to an unapologetically leftist programme that has earned him accusations of veering toward populism.
Social Democrat (SPD) leader Martin Schulz could be facing a possible scandal as details have emerged regarding unusual contracts he made for friends when European Union President. The allegations of potential misconduct by the former European Union president revolve mostly
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s left wing rival in September’s federal elections has drawn equal with her party in a shock poll.
Angela Merkel’s party continues to fall from favour with German voters, according the the latest poll for Bild on Sunday. Polling organisation Emnid’s figures show that the percentage of people intending to vote for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister
A new poll conducted in the German region of Hesse shows that despite the slowdown in migrants over the last year a majority want a limit on migrants and almost half don’t believe they will adapt to local rules.
The anti-mass migration Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has hit back against claims his party helps spread so-called “fake news” saying the government has created enough of it on its own.
The German interior ministry has announced its intention to combat so-called “fake news” on social media by setting up a “defence centre against disinformation,” ahead of next year’s federal election.
