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 Around 800 people marched through the centre of Frankfurt in a protest against Alternative for Germany (AfD), as the party prepares to enter the Hesse state parliament for the first time. https://www.thelocal.de/20181029/hundreds-demonstrate-against-the-afd-in-frankfurt Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:29:33 +0100 hundreds-demonstrate-against-the-afd-in-frankfurt Angela Merkel will step down as German chancellor when her mandate ends in 2021, a party source told AFP Monday, following a series of political crises and regional vote debacles rocking her fragile coalition. https://www.thelocal.de/20181029/merkel-will-step-down-as-chancellor-in-2021-source Mon, 29 Oct 2018 12:57:04 +0100 merkel-will-step-down-as-chancellor-in-2021-source Following a massive loss of votes in Hesse's elections, Merkel announced her willingness to step down as the CDU chair after 18 years, at a meeting of party leadership on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20181029/breaking-merkel-to-give-up-cdu-chair-after Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:22:29 +0100 breaking-merkel-to-give-up-cdu-chair-after The parties of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's right-left "grand coalition" took a beating Sunday, strengthening fears that the second tough regional election in as many weeks could threaten the alliance's survival. https://www.thelocal.de/20181028/what-led-merkels-party-to-be-hammered-in-key-regional-vote Sun, 28 Oct 2018 20:33:14 +0100 what-led-merkels-party-to-be-hammered-in-key-regional-vote German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party suffered heavy losses in Sunday's regional election in Hesse state, according to an exit poll. https://www.thelocal.de/20181028/merkel-suffers-heavy-losses-in-hesse-elections-exit-poll Sun, 28 Oct 2018 19:10:31 +0100 merkel-suffers-heavy-losses-in-hesse-elections-exit-poll Last year the Green Party suffered the humiliation of being ejected from the Saarland state parliament before limping in last in the national election. 12 months later they scored a stunning success in the Bavarian state election, a feat they are set to repeat on Sunday in Hesse. What explains this remarkable turnaround? https://www.thelocal.de/20181026/why-are-the-green-party-suddenly-flying-high-in-germany Fri, 26 Oct 2018 18:05:50 +0200 why-are-the-green-party-suddenly-flying-high-in-germany Hesse is home to Frankfurt, Germany's financial capital. But it's got so much more to it. https://www.thelocal.de/20181025/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-the-german-state-of-hesse Thu, 25 Oct 2018 16:06:39 +0200 quiz-how-well-do-you-know-the-german-state-of-hesse German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday faces a second regional election in as many weeks set to inflict more pain on her shaky coalition. https://www.thelocal.de/20181025/hesse-state-poll-threatens-second-blow-to-weakened-merkel Thu, 25 Oct 2018 10:56:23 +0200 hesse-state-poll-threatens-second-blow-to-weakened-merkel A rising star of Germany's Greens party, Tarek Al-Wazir hopes to score big in regional polls Sunday at the expense of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats. https://www.thelocal.de/20181025/green-partys-al-wazir-german-politician-on-the-rise Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:37:45 +0200 green-partys-al-wazir-german-politician-on-the-rise In light of falling poll results, German Chancellor Angela Merkel sees the status of the Christian Democrats (CDU) as a people's party in danger. Is there hope before the elections in Hesse this Sunday? https://www.thelocal.de/20181022/merkel-peoples-parties-in-danger Mon, 22 Oct 2018 12:36:32 +0200 merkel-peoples-parties-in-danger Shortly over a week before the state elections in Hesse, the Greens are on the upswing, according to a new poll, while the CDU and SPD have to reckon with massive losses of votes. https://www.thelocal.de/20181019/hesse-elections-could Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:28:53 +0200 hesse-elections-could