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Iran-born AfD politician investigated over Islamophobia accusations

Wed, 09 Aug 2017 13:36:04 +0200

Prosecutors in the southwest German city of Saarbrücken are investigating an Iran-born AfD politician over accusations that she made Islamophobic statements.

Huge Merkel hand poster sparks outcry

Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:33:00 +0200

A huge election poster of German chancellor Angela Merkel's hands in Berlin has sparked criticism that campaigning is no longer about politics. It is, the main opposition said, part of a “monstrous personality cult.”

Merkel opens up privately ahead of election

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:41:00 +0200

With national elections just months away, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has begun to reveal more about her personal life, from her Polish roots to her weakness for men with "nice eyes."

Neo-Nazis slammed for 'gas' campaign poster

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:27:00 +0200

The neo-Nazi National Democratic Party is being accused of deliberately invoking the Holocaust in a Berlin election poster that shows leader Udo Voigt on a motorcycle with the slogan “Gas geben!”

Thousands protest neo-Nazi demonstration in Duisburg

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:23:00 +0200

More than 4,500 people gathered at a mosque in the North Rhine-Westphalia city of Duisburg on Sunday to protest marches by neo-Nazis and anti-Muslims.

New SPD leaders flag fresh tax approach

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:39:00 +0100

The centre-left Social Democrats will rebuild their shattered reputation as a Volkspartei – or “people’s party” – new chairman Sigmar Gabriel announced Sunday, wrapping up the party's conference with a clear signal that there is a new generation in charge.

Gabriel urges SPD to avoid lurch to the left

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:21:00 +0100

The centre-left Social Democrats’ new chairman Sigmar Gabriel on Friday night called on his party to resist the urge to swing to the left despite its recent historic election loss, and instead to recapture the political centre.

Merkel starts to actively court female voters

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:08:00 +0200

She is Forbes magazine's most powerful woman in the world, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel has a decidedly ambivalent relationship with the role of gender in politics.

Bundeswehr sees need for more troops in Afghanistan

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:44:00 +0200

A German military commander in Afghanistan says his forces there need more soldiers and equipment to operate effectively, the news magazine Focus reported Saturday.

NRW premier Rüttgers apologises after insulting Romanians

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:08:00 +0200

The state premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, Jürgen Rüttgers, has come under heavy criticism and been forced to apologise for saying that Romanian workers are undisciplined and do not know what they are doing.

CDU slush-fund scandal figure Schreiber denies charges

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:50:00 +0200

Karlheinz Schreiber, the German-Canadian weapons lobbyist and key figure in a political slush-fund scandal, was formally charged on Tuesday with tax evasion, bribery and fraud.

Schleswig-Holstein triggers early election

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:38:00 +0200

Peter Harry Carstensen, the conservative premier of the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, lost a confidence vote as expected on Thursday, clearing the way for early elections on September 27.

Most Germans want grand coalition to end

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:51:00 +0200

A new survey says that 56 percent of Germans have had enough of the ruling coalition of Germany’s two biggest parties.

Terrorism risk escalates ahead of elections

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0200

Three months ahead of national elections, German security experts are meeting in Berlin to discuss the danger of terrorist attacks in the country, daily Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on Thursday.