https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The leader of Angela Merkel's party warned of a "polarising" election campaign Monday as Germany's conservatives prepared for fresh talks over the bitter battle to succeed the chancellor at upcoming elections. https://www.thelocal.de/20210419/conservatives-to-hold-new-crunch-talks-over-merkel-succession Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:45:44 +0200 conservatives-to-hold-new-crunch-talks-over-merkel-succession Corruption allegations and a series of pandemic setbacks have plunged German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives into turmoil, just days before two regional polls kick off a key election year. https://www.thelocal.de/20210311/merkels-party-in-turmoil-ahead-of-key-german-vote Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:53:48 +0100 merkels-party-in-turmoil-ahead-of-key-german-vote Bavarian state premier Markus Söder established himself as a leader in the coronavirus crisis in Germany. Now a new poll places him as top choice to take over as chancellor after Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20200710/is-bavarias-leader-on-course-to-become-germanys-next-chancellor Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:52:00 +0200 is-bavarias-leader-on-course-to-become-germanys-next-chancellor German Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right CDU braces for a tumultuous two-day party congress in Leipzig from Friday, with members smarting from recent local election drubbings and bickering over her successor. https://www.thelocal.de/20191119/merkels-conservatives-brace-for-stormy-party-congress Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:20:30 +0100 merkels-conservatives-brace-for-stormy-party-congress Despite the growing Fridays for Future climate protest movement, which calls for less plane travel, the number of flight passengers in Germany is increasing. https://www.thelocal.de/20191009/number-of-flight-passengers-in-germany-goes-up-despite-fridays-for-future Wed, 09 Oct 2019 13:01:12 +0200 number-of-flight-passengers-in-germany-goes-up-despite-fridays-for-future The CSU state group in the Bundestag is demanding a "penalty price tax" on cheap flights within Europe in order to cut carbon emissions, according to a Friday media report. https://www.thelocal.de/20190830/germany-looks-to-penalize-cheap-flights-to-cut-carbon-emissions Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:23:12 +0200 germany-looks-to-penalize-cheap-flights-to-cut-carbon-emissions The majority of Germans want Angela Merkel to stay on as Chancellor until the end of her term in 2021, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.de/20190312/merkels-staying-power-two-thirds-of-germans-want-chancellor-to-remain-until-2021 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:14:23 +0100 merkels-staying-power-two-thirds-of-germans-want-chancellor-to-remain-until-2021 From Merkel’s successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer defending her contentious carnival toilet joke to leaders attacking right-wing populism, there wasn’t a dull moment during Germany's political Ash Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190307/cultural-sensitivity-madness-merkel-successor-akk-during-germanys-rowdy-political-speeches Thu, 07 Mar 2019 10:28:58 +0100 cultural-sensitivity-madness-merkel-successor-akk-during-germanys-rowdy-political-speeches It's officially the end of an era in Bavaria after Horst Seehofer set a date on Friday to step down as CSU leader. https://www.thelocal.de/20181116/csus-seehofer-sets-date-to-step-down-as-leader Fri, 16 Nov 2018 11:52:01 +0100 csus-seehofer-sets-date-to-step-down-as-leader Horst Seehofer has announced he will step down as leader of the Bavarian Christian Socialists (CSU), the sister party of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU). It's the latest shake-up in the changing landscape of German politics. https://www.thelocal.de/20181112/another-shake-up-for-german-politics-as-csus-horst-seehofer-set-to-quit Mon, 12 Nov 2018 13:10:08 +0100 another-shake-up-for-german-politics-as-csus-horst-seehofer-set-to-quit Just over three weeks ago, the Christian Socialists (CSU) suffered major losses in the Bavarian state election. Now they've formed a new coalition, with a familiar face at the helm. Can they stay afloat? https://www.thelocal.de/20181106/a-new-chapter-in-bavaria-but Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:29:41 +0100 a-new-chapter-in-bavaria-but A poll published on Friday says Germany's governing coalition parties - the CDU/CSU and SPD - would receive just 39 percent of the vote if there were Bundestag elections on Sunday, the lowest ever combined result. https://www.thelocal.de/20181019/ruling-parties-hit-all-time-low-greens-on-the-up Fri, 19 Oct 2018 10:52:37 +0200 ruling-parties-hit-all-time-low-greens-on-the-up The historic Bavarian election is causing ripples throughout German politics. From explaining who the Free Voters are to finding out if the AfD actually did well, we breakdown the important points. https://www.thelocal.de/20181015/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-bavaria-election Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0200 five-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-bavaria-election As the state election campaign in Bavaria draws to a close, the embattled CSU and SPD are launching major rallies on Friday in a last desperate push to draw in voters. https://www.thelocal.de/20181012/with-heavy-losses-on-the-horizon-the-csu-and-spd-are-desperate-to-win-back-voters-in-bavaria Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:18:52 +0200 with-heavy-losses-on-the-horizon-the-csu-and-spd-are-desperate-to-win-back-voters-in-bavaria Populist attitudes in Germany are increasing, with more than three in 10 voters sympathizing with anti-mainstream parties, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.de/20181001/populism-in-germany-is-on-the-rise-what-should-mainstream-parties-do-about-it Mon, 01 Oct 2018 18:48:53 +0200 populism-in-germany-is-on-the-rise-what-should-mainstream-parties-do-about-it The news that a key ally of Angela Merkel lost his post as the CDU’s parliamentary chief dropped like a political bomb in Berlin. It has sent the German media into overdrive, as they speculate what it means for the Chancellor and her party. https://www.thelocal.de/20180926/why-german-media-is-saying-the-chancellor-is-on-a-sinking-ship Wed, 26 Sep 2018 10:46:52 +0200 why-german-media-is-saying-the-chancellor-is-on-a-sinking-ship The leaders in Germany's grand coalition will renegotiate the planned promotion of the former head of the German domestic intelligence agency. https://www.thelocal.de/20180921/spd-chief-has-called-on-the-coalition-to-rethink Fri, 21 Sep 2018 18:29:42 +0200 spd-chief-has-called-on-the-coalition-to-rethink A poll published on Friday says Alternative for Germany (AfD) would take 18 per cent of the vote if there were Bundestag elections on Sunday, making them the the second-strongest party in the country after the Union. https://www.thelocal.de/20180921/far-right-afd-second-most-popular-party-in-germany-poll-finds Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:38:32 +0200 far-right-afd-second-most-popular-party-in-germany-poll-finds Few parts of Germany conjure up as many cliches in the minds of outsiders like Bavaria. Internationally, Bavarian tradition is almost synonymous with Germany. But as the wealthy state gears up for elections, a lot is changing there. https://www.thelocal.de/20180918/bavaria-the-reality-underneath-a-state-defined-by-kitschy-cliches Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:27:30 +0200 bavaria-the-reality-underneath-a-state-defined-by-kitschy-cliches If Germany Interior Minister Horst Seehofer had been in Chemnitz during mass protests last week, “I also would have been going onto the streets," he said in a Thursday interview. https://www.thelocal.de/20180906/interior-minister-seehofer Thu, 06 Sep 2018 12:43:18 +0200 interior-minister-seehofer