The Local Germany

Why can’t Germany’s Social Democrats pull themselves together?

Fri, 24 May 2019 17:54:21 +0200

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?

Bavarian order to put crosses on public buildings kicks in

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 16:26:39 +0200

A controversial decree requiring Christian crucifixes to be put up at entrances of most public buildings in Bavaria came into force Friday, sparking accusations of identity politics ahead of elections in the southern German state.

Crosses must be mounted in all state buildings, Bavaria orders

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 16:49:21 +0200

Bavarian leader Markus Söder has announced that crosses must hang in all the state's government buildings, saying the move is a "commitment to Bavarian identity and culture."

Wealthy Bavaria gets €227 mln state payback

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:27:00 +0200

Germany's wealthiest state Bavaria is gaining millions in a federal funding after census results showed more people lived down south than previously thought, the business daily Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday.

Bremen's 16-year-olds vote in state election

Sun, 22 May 2011 12:20:00 +0200

Sixteen-year-old Germans are voting in a regional election for the first time on Sunday, as nearly half a million people go to the polls in the city state of Bremen.

Bremen election due to cement strong Green, weak FDP positions

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:08:00 +0200

Bremen’s state election on Sunday is expected to confirm what opinion polls say is happening throughout Germany - the Greens are on the rise, the Free Democrats in the dumps.

Merkel braces for blows in vital state elections

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0200

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party risks losing power in its wealthy heartland for the first time in half a century in a crucial state election Sunday held in the shadow of the Japan nuclear crisis.

Polls open in crucial state election

Sun, 09 May 2010 12:48:00 +0200

Polls in Germany's most populous state opened for a key election Sunday, with surveys showing voters angry at the bailout for Greece could hand Chancellor Angela Merkel's party a bitter defeat.