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 The Social Democrats' Olaf Scholz said that his party together with the Greens and the Free Democrats had a "mandate" to form a government in Germany, after the parties agreed to begin coalition talks. https://www.thelocal.de/20211006/germany-edges-a-step-closer-to-a-government-led-by-the-social-democrats Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:33:22 +0200 germany-edges-a-step-closer-to-a-government-led-by-the-social-democrats Angela Merkel's centre-right CDU will choose a new leader at a special congress on April 25th, sources told AFP on Monday, as the party scrambles to prepare for the veteran German chancellor's departure. https://www.thelocal.de/20200224/german-conservatives-brood-over-merkels-successor Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:00:56 +0100 german-conservatives-brood-over-merkels-successor Voters in German city-state Hamburg punished Chancellor Angela Merkel's crisis-racked conservatives and ejected the far right from parliament in a regional election Sunday, according to an exit poll. https://www.thelocal.de/20200223/green-party-winners-in-hamburg-elections Sun, 23 Feb 2020 19:53:09 +0100 green-party-winners-in-hamburg-elections German MP Karamba Diaby reported finding "bullet holes" in the windows of his constituency office Wednesday, prompting outrage and alarm that the country's politicians are facing increasing levels of intimidation and violence. https://www.thelocal.de/20200115/bullet-holes-found-in-window-of-halle-politicians-office Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:13:46 +0100 bullet-holes-found-in-window-of-halle-politicians-office Chancellor Angela Merkel's party on Sunday reacted coolly to concessions sought by the new leaders of the Social Democrats in return for keeping their fragile coalition afloat https://www.thelocal.de/20191209/merkel-allies-wary-as-coalition-partner-seeks-concessions Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:03:08 +0100 merkel-allies-wary-as-coalition-partner-seeks-concessions The new, leftist leaders of Germany's Social Democrats offered Angela Merkel's struggling coalition a lifeline at a key congress on Friday but vowed to push for more action on climate protection and public investments. https://www.thelocal.de/20191207/germanys-spd-shifts-left-but-gives-merkel-coalition-a-chance Sat, 07 Dec 2019 15:31:01 +0100 germanys-spd-shifts-left-but-gives-merkel-coalition-a-chance German Chancellor Angela Merkel's right-left coalition faces a "stress test" from Friday as the weakened Social Democrats kick off a crunch congress to discuss their next move under a new, more radical leadership. https://www.thelocal.de/20191206/merkels-coalition-faces-stress-test-as-spd-conference-gets-underway Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:14:09 +0100 merkels-coalition-faces-stress-test-as-spd-conference-gets-underway Headed by a new leftist leadership duo, Germany's struggling Social Democrats are gearing up for a crunch congress from Friday that could decide the future of Chancellor Angela Merkel's fragile coalition government. https://www.thelocal.de/20191205/stay-or-go-four-scenarios-as-merkel-partners-debate-future Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:05:25 +0100 stay-or-go-four-scenarios-as-merkel-partners-debate-future Angela Merkel faces a rocky political road ahead as she battles to hang on until 2021 as German chancellor, after her junior coalition partner SPD elected a left-leaning leadership duo. https://www.thelocal.de/20191201/blow-to-merkel-coalition-as-ally-loses-spd-leadership-race Sun, 01 Dec 2019 11:04:24 +0100 blow-to-merkel-coalition-as-ally-loses-spd-leadership-race After a series of electoral setbacks, Germany's Social Democrats will choose their new leaders on Saturday in an attempt to revive the party's fortunes. https://www.thelocal.de/20191129/from-scholzomat-to-robin-hood-who-are-the-candidates-bidding-to-take-over-germanys-spd Fri, 29 Nov 2019 10:40:23 +0100 from-scholzomat-to-robin-hood-who-are-the-candidates-bidding-to-take-over-germanys-spd German Chancellor Angela Merkel's political future is up in the air as her floundering coalition partners, the SPD, elect new leaders on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20191127/why-merkels-future-hangs-in-the-balance-as-social-democrats-pick-new-leaders Wed, 27 Nov 2019 09:54:59 +0100 why-merkels-future-hangs-in-the-balance-as-social-democrats-pick-new-leaders Members of Germany's social-democratic party (SPD) begin voting in the second round of a leadership election on Tuesday in a showdown which could shape the future of Angela Merkel's coalition government. https://www.thelocal.de/20191119/spd-hopes-to-revive-itself-as-voting-for-new-leaders-begins Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:46:44 +0100 spd-hopes-to-revive-itself-as-voting-for-new-leaders-begins Germany's Social Democrats could end up deciding if the country faces snap elections, the leader of Angela Merkel's party said Monday, after her junior coalition partner sank into chaos over the resignation of its leader. https://www.thelocal.de/20190603/where-does-germanys-crisis-hit-coalition-go-from-here Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:16:41 +0200 where-does-germanys-crisis-hit-coalition-go-from-here Parties in German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government are set to hold separate crisis talks on Monday, after her fragile coalition suffered a fresh blow as the leader of junior partner SPD quit. https://www.thelocal.de/20190603/crisis-talks-set-to-be-held-as-merkels-coalition-suffers-new-blow Mon, 03 Jun 2019 10:31:06 +0200 crisis-talks-set-to-be-held-as-merkels-coalition-suffers-new-blow The leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's junior coalition partner SPD said Sunday she was resigning from her party chief job, raising the spectre that Germany's embattled government could collapse. https://www.thelocal.de/20190602/chief-of-merkels-junior-coalition-partner-resigns Sun, 02 Jun 2019 14:11:39 +0200 chief-of-merkels-junior-coalition-partner-resigns 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 Germany's biggest online stars closed ranks Friday around YouTuber Rezo whose rant against Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has gone viral, with an open letter urging Germans to shun her coalition's parties at EU elections over their climate failings. https://www.thelocal.de/20190524/german-youtubers-rally-behind-rezos-political-rant Fri, 24 May 2019 18:59:32 +0200 german-youtubers-rally-behind-rezos-political-rant Bremen, Germany’s smallest state, goes to the polls on Sunday in a regional election, that’s set to see the Social Democrats continue their downfall. Why can’t the party pull itself together? https://www.thelocal.de/20190524/why-cant-germanys-social-democrats-pull-themselves-together Fri, 24 May 2019 17:54:21 +0200 why-cant-germanys-social-democrats-pull-themselves-together The Social Democrats were falling into civil war on Thursday after the leader of their youth movement gave an explosive interview in which he called for luxury carmaker BMW to be nationalised and the property rental market to be abolished. https://www.thelocal.de/20190502/social-democrats-in-uproar-as-youth-leader-calls-for-bmw-to-be-collectivized Thu, 02 May 2019 18:27:34 +0200 social-democrats-in-uproar-as-youth-leader-calls-for-bmw-to-be-collectivized The majority of Germans want Angela Merkel to stay on as Chancellor until the end of her term in 2021, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.de/20190312/merkels-staying-power-two-thirds-of-germans-want-chancellor-to-remain-until-2021 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:14:23 +0100 merkels-staying-power-two-thirds-of-germans-want-chancellor-to-remain-until-2021