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 A renewed coalition between Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU/CSU conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats is "the best option for Germany", CSU head Horst Seehofer said Sunday, raising hopes for an end to the political impasse. https://www.thelocal.de/20171126/merkel-ally-sees-repeat-coalition-with-spd-as-best-option Sun, 26 Nov 2017 14:30:21 +0100 merkel-ally-sees-repeat-coalition-with-spd-as-best-option Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday said she wanted to form a government "very soon", bolstering hopes that Germany's political impasse could be close to ending as she raised the prospect of a compromise with the Social Democrats. https://www.thelocal.de/20171125/merkel-hopes-to-form-government-very-soon Sat, 25 Nov 2017 17:04:18 +0100 merkel-hopes-to-form-government-very-soon A high-school dropout who grafted his way into the EU corridors of power, Germany's Martin Schulz is used to battling the odds. But taking on Angela Merkel may be his most unenviable challenge yet. https://www.thelocal.de/20170924/martin-schulz-luckless-challenger-shadow-boxing-merkel Sun, 24 Sep 2017 11:39:21 +0200 martin-schulz-luckless-challenger-shadow-boxing-merkel Chancellor Angela Merkel and her rival Martin Schulz rallied voters on the eve of Sunday's vote, urging Germans to shun the first hard-right party expected to enter parliament in force since the end of World War II. https://www.thelocal.de/20170923/bring-home-the-bacon-merkel-tells-voters-on-eve-of-poll Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:53:09 +0200 bring-home-the-bacon-merkel-tells-voters-on-eve-of-poll German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief challenger in a September election, Martin Schulz, on Sunday launched a stinging attack on the country's dieselgate-tainted car industry as he sought to turn around a flagging campaign. https://www.thelocal.de/20170813/merkel-rival-slams-car-bosses-in-bid-to-revive-campaign Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:08:59 +0200 merkel-rival-slams-car-bosses-in-bid-to-revive-campaign Angela Merkel's main rival in the upcoming election opened up this week in an interview about the balance between freedom and security, as well as about what Europe's military strategy should be. https://www.thelocal.de/20170809/europe-must-not-follow-trumps-military-build-up-logic-a-chat-with-merkels-main-election-rival Wed, 09 Aug 2017 19:04:43 +0200 europe-must-not-follow-trumps-military-build-up-logic-a-chat-with-merkels-main-election-rival Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday formally launches her campaign to win a fourth term in a September parliamentary election more likely to be decided on personality than policy. https://www.thelocal.de/20170703/merkel-overshadows-party-ahead-of-september-election Mon, 03 Jul 2017 10:11:59 +0200 merkel-overshadows-party-ahead-of-september-election Voters in northern Germany headed to the polls Sunday in a regional election scrutinised over the centre-left's chances of unseating conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel in September. https://www.thelocal.de/20170507/merkel-challengers-fight-to-hang-on-in-north-germany Sun, 07 May 2017 11:49:21 +0200 merkel-challengers-fight-to-hang-on-in-north-germany A mobile phone-based game has caused outcry online because it depicted Angela Merkel's main rival running over political leaders like Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin with a train. https://www.thelocal.de/20170322/campaign-video-game-has-germanys-anti-trump-run-over-real-trump Wed, 22 Mar 2017 16:45:53 +0100 campaign-video-game-has-germanys-anti-trump-run-over-real-trump Martin Schulz on Sunday officially becomes Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief challenger in Germany's September general election and will lay out his plans for unseating the world's most powerful woman. https://www.thelocal.de/20170319/schulz-sets-out-his-plan-to-challenge-merkel Sun, 19 Mar 2017 09:47:15 +0100 schulz-sets-out-his-plan-to-challenge-merkel Angela Merkel's aversion to social media may turn out to hurt her as the Chancellor's most serious challenger in this year's election fires up young, internet-savvy voters - who even gave him a "sexy" new nickname. https://www.thelocal.de/20170313/sexy-beast-schulz-how-merkels-anti-trump-challenger-has-become-an-internet-hit Mon, 13 Mar 2017 19:05:06 +0100 sexy-beast-schulz-how-merkels-anti-trump-challenger-has-become-an-internet-hit Good news for Angela Merkel, bad news for the far-right: New polls show the AfD falling below double digits for the first time in months, while Merkel's party still has its nose in front. https://www.thelocal.de/20170222/far-right-afd-sees-worst-poll-results-since-2015 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 10:52:52 +0100 far-right-afd-sees-worst-poll-results-since-2015 The Social Democrats could be pose a threat to Angela Merkel in September's election as they made a "historic leap" in support in one poll, and even overtook her conservative Union parties in another. https://www.thelocal.de/20170206/social-democrats-overtake-merkels-party-in-new-poll Mon, 06 Feb 2017 16:59:47 +0100 social-democrats-overtake-merkels-party-in-new-poll Martin Schulz, the Social Democrat who is to take on Angela Merkel in September's national election, has said that Donald Trump has not acted like an American since becoming US President. https://www.thelocal.de/20170201/merkel-election-rival-accuses-trump-of-being-un-american Wed, 01 Feb 2017 13:21:11 +0100 merkel-election-rival-accuses-trump-of-being-un-american After years spent honing his political skills in Brussels, former EU parliament head Martin Schulz has returned home to enter the race for Germany's top job, seen as the only man popular enough to challenge Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20170125/former-eu-leader-to-face-off-against-merkel-in-election Wed, 25 Jan 2017 10:07:03 +0100 former-eu-leader-to-face-off-against-merkel-in-election Outgoing European Parliament President Martin Schluz has gained tremendous ground in a new poll, emerging as a potential threat to Chancellor Angela Merkel in next year’s election. https://www.thelocal.de/20161209/new-threat-to-merkel-emerges-eu-leader-pulls-ahead-in-the-polls Fri, 09 Dec 2016 12:46:29 +0100 new-threat-to-merkel-emerges-eu-leader-pulls-ahead-in-the-polls Martin Schulz confirmed on Thursday that he plans to quit his post as European Parliament President to return to German politics - which could mean he has an eye on challenging Angela Merkel for the Chancellory. https://www.thelocal.de/20161124/can-this-man-win-chancellorship-from-merkel-next-year Thu, 24 Nov 2016 11:02:07 +0100 can-this-man-win-chancellorship-from-merkel-next-year German Social-Democrat Martin Schulz was re-elected on Tuesday to head the European Parliament following a May election that saw scores of anti-EU lawmakers enter the 751-seat assembly. https://www.thelocal.de/20140702/germany-martin-schulz-parliament-eu-vote Wed, 02 Jul 2014 10:09:00 +0200 germany-martin-schulz-parliament-eu-vote European Socialists on Saturday anointed Germany's Martin Schulz as their candidate for European Commission president, launching their campaign for elections in May with calls to fight unemployment and rising populism. https://www.thelocal.de/20140301/socialists-anoint-schulz-candidate-for-eu-top-job Sat, 01 Mar 2014 19:20:00 +0100 socialists-anoint-schulz-candidate-for-eu-top-job A group of Israeli MPs shouted and walked out of their parliament during a speech by President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz on Wednesday. Israel's Economics Minster said he would not “accept lies in German.” https://www.thelocal.de/20140212/israeli-mps-walk-out-on-german-speech Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:38:00 +0100 israeli-mps-walk-out-on-german-speech