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 It's been promised before, but now the UK government says it will act to ensure that British citizens living abroad do not lose their right to vote in the UK even if they have been abroad for over 15 years. Here's what we know about the proposals. https://www.thelocal.de/20210527/what-does-the-uk-governments-pledge-of-votes-for-life-mean-for-brits-living-abroad Thu, 27 May 2021 18:59:05 +0200 what-does-the-uk-governments-pledge-of-votes-for-life-mean-for-brits-living-abroad With Germany's Green party leading the polls ahead of September's general elections, the ecologists' would-be successor to Angela Merkel has become increasingly targeted by internet trolls and fake news in recent weeks. https://www.thelocal.de/20210429/german-greens-chancellor-candidate-baerbock-targeted-by-fake-news Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:13:51 +0200 german-greens-chancellor-candidate-baerbock-targeted-by-fake-news The Green party are about to do something they’ve never done before. On April 19th, they are going to announce their first ever candidate for Chancellor of Germany. Who are the candidates and what are their strengths and weaknesses? https://www.thelocal.de/20210413/germany-after-merkel-this-is-the-duo-vying-for-a-spot-as-the-first-ever-green-candidate-for-chancellor Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:23:03 +0200 germany-after-merkel-this-is-the-duo-vying-for-a-spot-as-the-first-ever-green-candidate-for-chancellor Germany's far-right AfD party vowed to campaign for an end to coronavirus restrictions, a tougher line on migration and an exit from the EU as it finalised its election manifesto on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210411/yes-to-dexit-germanys-far-right-afd-firms-up-election-strategy Sun, 11 Apr 2021 17:12:57 +0200 yes-to-dexit-germanys-far-right-afd-firms-up-election-strategy Germany's opposition Greens party, currently surging in the polls, said Wednesday it would name its first chancellor candidate this month ahead of September's general election to replace Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20210407/germanys-greens-set-to-put-forward-first-chancellor-candidate Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:37:37 +0200 germanys-greens-set-to-put-forward-first-chancellor-candidate Germany is expecting to be the target of Russian disinformation in the run-up to elections this year, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Friday, calling such practices "completely unacceptable". https://www.thelocal.de/20210319/germany-warns-russia-it-will-defend-itself-against-targeted-disinformation-in-election-year Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:22:54 +0100 germany-warns-russia-it-will-defend-itself-against-targeted-disinformation-in-election-year Boris Johnson's resounding victory means nothing will stop Brexit now, writes columnist John Lichfield. But it's still the biggest blunder the UK has ever made and will leave the hundreds of thousands of Brits across Europe feeling like foreigners on February 1st. https://www.thelocal.de/20191213/opinion-nothing-can-stop-brexit-now Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:40:22 +0100 opinion-nothing-can-stop-brexit-now German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday offered Britain's Boris Johnson close cooperation and friendship, after the Conservative leader scooped a decisive general election victory. https://www.thelocal.de/20191213/merkel-pledges-close-partnership-with-britains-johnson Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:56:49 +0100 merkel-pledges-close-partnership-with-britains-johnson Britons across Germany on Friday spoke of their disappointment, sadness and worry over the UK general election result and impending Brexit which saw a huge victory for Boris Johnson. https://www.thelocal.de/20191213/the-last-stage-of-a-break-up-brits-in-germany-speak-out-over-uks-brexit-election Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:12:15 +0100 the-last-stage-of-a-break-up-brits-in-germany-speak-out-over-uks-brexit-election The Saxony state elections, where the AfD is expected to make big gains, take place a year after anti-foreigner protests broke out in Chemnitz. The Local found out how the city is trying to recover. https://www.thelocal.de/20190814/chemnitz-saxony-elections-anti-foreigner-migrant Wed, 14 Aug 2019 14:23:23 +0200 chemnitz-saxony-elections-anti-foreigner-migrant Danish businessman Claus Ruhe Madsen became the first non-German to win the mayor's office in a major German city Sunday with his election victory in Rostock. https://www.thelocal.de/20190617/dane-becomes-first-foreigner-to-win-german-mayors-seat Mon, 17 Jun 2019 13:25:56 +0200 dane-becomes-first-foreigner-to-win-german-mayors-seat 46-year-old Dane Claus Ruhe Madsen has won the first round of the election to become lord mayor of the city of Rostock in northern Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190528/the-dane-who-wants-to-be-mayor-of-a-german-city-and-how-he-plans-to-modernize-it Tue, 28 May 2019 12:01:06 +0200 the-dane-who-wants-to-be-mayor-of-a-german-city-and-how-he-plans-to-modernize-it The centre-right Christian Democrats could be set to overtake the Social Democrats in Bremen for the first time in more than 70 years, according to state election exit polls. https://www.thelocal.de/20190526/germanys-social-democrats-set-for-historic-losses-in-bremen-state-election Sun, 26 May 2019 20:46:31 +0200 germanys-social-democrats-set-for-historic-losses-in-bremen-state-election Support for Alternative for Germany (AfD) has fallen to its lowest level since March last year, according to a new poll. https://www.thelocal.de/20190408/afd-support-falls-to-lowest-level-in-a-year-poll-finds Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:23:47 +0200 afd-support-falls-to-lowest-level-in-a-year-poll-finds Angela Merkel, the rest of the Christian Democrats and the Green party can all breathe a sigh of relief following the Hesse vote recount. https://www.thelocal.de/20181116/merkels-cdu-and-greens-can-breathe-sigh-of-relief-as-hesse-vote-recount-shows-no-change Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:41:17 +0100 merkels-cdu-and-greens-can-breathe-sigh-of-relief-as-hesse-vote-recount-shows-no-change German prosecutors on Wednesday asked parliament to lift the immunity of a prominent far-right MP, Alice Weidel, as they step up enquiries into suspicious campaign donations made to the AfD party co-leader ahead of the last general election. https://www.thelocal.de/20181115/german-prosecutors-seek-to-lift-far-right-mps-immunity Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:02:21 +0100 german-prosecutors-seek-to-lift-far-right-mps-immunity German prosecutors are looking into foreign campaign donations made to the far-right AfD party ahead of the last election, Der Spiegel weekly reported Tuesday, as pressure grows on co-leader Alice Weidel over the alleged illegal payments. https://www.thelocal.de/20181113/german-prosecutors-probing-illegal-donations-to-afd-report Tue, 13 Nov 2018 18:00:12 +0100 german-prosecutors-probing-illegal-donations-to-afd-report There are close to half a million Americans living in Germany. We spoke to two who cast their votes from abroad in the U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday, to see if their expectations were met, and what their hopes are going forward. https://www.thelocal.de/20181107/divided-into-two-opposing-camps-a-democrats-and-republican-in-germany-on-the-us-midterms Wed, 07 Nov 2018 18:41:58 +0100 divided-into-two-opposing-camps-a-democrats-and-republican-in-germany-on-the-us-midterms Bavarians will go to the polls on Sunday in what commentators predict will be a "historic" election that will send shockwaves throughout Germany. We have a handy guide to explain what's happening. https://www.thelocal.de/20181009/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-bavaria-elections Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:41:09 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-the-bavaria-elections The members of Germany's second biggest party have approved a plan to join Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition, German media reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180304/germany-braces-for-crucial-vote-outcome-on-merkels-next-govt Sun, 04 Mar 2018 08:32:51 +0100 germany-braces-for-crucial-vote-outcome-on-merkels-next-govt