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 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 The head of Forsa, one of Germany’s most recognised polling institutes, has suggested that the Green Party can replace the Social Democratic Party (SPD) as the country’s second largest political force. https://www.thelocal.de/20180807/greens-will-replace-spd-long-term-says-pollster Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:33:43 +0200 greens-will-replace-spd-long-term-says-pollster German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer's popularity has nosedived among voters, suggesting his explosive spat with Chancellor Angela Merkel over migration may have backfired. https://www.thelocal.de/20180716/62-of-germans-call-seehofer-a-troublemaker-in-latest-polls Mon, 16 Jul 2018 14:45:00 +0200 62-of-germans-call-seehofer-a-troublemaker-in-latest-polls Angela Merkel’s Christian Union have dropped to 30 percent in the polls after a bitter dispute on refugees threatened to crash the government. https://www.thelocal.de/20180618/merkel-party-slumps-in-polls-as-dispute-on-refugees-threatens-split Mon, 18 Jun 2018 16:34:21 +0200 merkel-party-slumps-in-polls-as-dispute-on-refugees-threatens-split Germans voted in a general election on Sunday expected to hand Chancellor Angela Merkel a fourth term while the hard-right nationalist AfD party is tipped to make history by winning its first seats in the national parliament. https://www.thelocal.de/20170924/merkel-heads-for-german-poll-win-hard-right-afd-for-first-seats Sun, 24 Sep 2017 11:11:04 +0200 merkel-heads-for-german-poll-win-hard-right-afd-for-first-seats Several polls show that the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party are losing the support of voters for the first time since July. https://www.thelocal.de/20161005/far-right-afd-loses-support-for-first-time-in-months Wed, 05 Oct 2016 19:17:33 +0200 far-right-afd-loses-support-for-first-time-in-months A poll published on Tuesday shows that just under two-thirds of Germans do not want Chancellor Angela Merkel to run for office again in elections next year. https://www.thelocal.de/20160510/major-political-parties-have-never-been-so-unpopular-poll Tue, 10 May 2016 19:28:56 +0200 major-political-parties-have-never-been-so-unpopular-poll Chancellor Angela Merkel's party risks a drubbing at key state elections Sunday as voters punish the German leader for her liberal refugee policy, while the right-wing populist AfD eyes major gains as it scoops up the protest vote. https://www.thelocal.de/20160309/hard-right-set-to-punish-merkel-at-key-super-sunday-poll Wed, 09 Mar 2016 09:25:10 +0100 hard-right-set-to-punish-merkel-at-key-super-sunday-poll Germany's upstart anti-euro party could capture seats in parliament in Sunday's general election and scupper Chancellor Angela Merkel's chances of holding on to her centre-right coalition, a poll on Thursday indicated. https://www.thelocal.de/20130919/52001 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:51:00 +0200 52001 Half of Germans have never pulled a sicky, figures released on Sunday revealed. But there was a big difference between different parts of the country, with Berliners cheating their bosses by skipping the most work days. https://www.thelocal.de/20130916/51927 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:18:00 +0200 51927 Financially independent, smart women trump beauty when German men look for partners, a study released on Wednesday suggested. This has meant the country's young adults delay starting a family – and not always out of choice. https://www.thelocal.de/20130911/51865 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:53:00 +0200 51865 Germans reckon the baby drought is because it's simply just too expensive to start a family - and people worry about disrupting their careers or losing their independence, a poll released on Thursday suggested. https://www.thelocal.de/20130801/51171 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:30:00 +0200 51171 For many, watching television is all about the size of the screen and the sharpest image rather than mobile access. Only one in four Germans told a poll released on Thursday they want TV channels on their smartphone. https://www.thelocal.de/20130530/50017 Thu, 30 May 2013 14:25:00 +0200 50017 Germany is the most popular country in the world, according to a poll released on Tuesday asking people to rate the positive and negative influence of 16 major nations. https://www.thelocal.de/20130523/49867 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:16:00 +0200 49867 A wide-ranging new opinion poll by a respected US research centre has found that Germany is the only country where a majority still believe in transferring more power to the European Union to tackle the euro crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20130514/49697 Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:00 +0200 49697 One in five Germans would like to see the monarchy restored, according to a survey released on Thursday. Young Germans were even keener on replacing the president with a new Kaiser. https://www.thelocal.de/20130425/49371 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:32:00 +0200 49371 A new anti-euro party in Germany scored three percent in a poll on Tuesday, a marginal result but an election-year wild card as Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition rules with a narrow lead. https://www.thelocal.de/20130416/49165 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:54:00 +0200 49165 Almost 70 percent of Germans now favour the euro, and only 27 percent would prefer to ditch the common currency and return to the once-beloved deutschmark, a survey published on Tuesday found. https://www.thelocal.de/20130409/49019 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:49:00 +0200 49019 Chancellor Angela Merkel remains Germany's most popular politician as the country prepares for September elections, a poll for public television station ARD said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130405/48941 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:10:00 +0200 48941 Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens are enjoying a boost in national support after a state election victory in Lower Saxony, a new poll revealed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130130/47637 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:29:00 +0100 47637