The Local Germany 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 CDU trounces SPD in Hesse state poll German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) trounced the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) in a state poll in Hesse on Sunday – one year after an inclusive election plunged the state into political turmoil. https://www.thelocal.de/20090118/16855 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:06:00 +0100 16855 Hesse SPD candidate calls for forced loans from the rich Behind in the polls ahead of next month’s state election, the Social Democratic candidate to become premier of Hesse, Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, on Monday called for Germany’s rich to loan the government money to help combat the economic downturn. https://www.thelocal.de/20081222/16283 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:36:00 +0100 16283 Hesse dissolves parliament for early election after SPD rebellion The German state of Hesse dissolved its parliament on Wednesday to make way for new elections after a spectacular rebellion among embattled Social Democrats kept them from forming a ruling coalition. https://www.thelocal.de/20081119/15631 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:19:00 +0100 15631 Ypsilanti drops out of Hesse election race Andrea Ypsilanti, head of the Social Democratic Party in Hesse has abandoned efforts to become state premier, making way for a little-known candidate to lead the embattled party into regional elections next year. https://www.thelocal.de/20081109/15403 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:02:00 +0100 15403 Hesse rival parties agree to vote again in election crisis Rival political parties in the in the German state of Hesse have agreed to hold a fresh election, possibly in January, after the Social Democratic Party (SPD) failed to form an alliance. https://www.thelocal.de/20081107/15373 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:59:00 +0100 15373 Hesse girds for new state elections Politicians in Hesse on Tuesday were bracing themselves for fresh elections, one day after rebel Social Democratic MPs torpedoed their party's formation of a centre-left minority government in the German state. https://www.thelocal.de/20081104/15315 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:33:00 +0100 15315 SPD rebels block Hesse left-wing coalition Rebel Social Democrats derailed the formation of a left-wing minority government in the German state of Hesse on Monday amid ongoing opposition to cooperating with the hard-line socialist Left party. https://www.thelocal.de/20081103/15293 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:16:00 +0100 15293 Leftists promise long-term support for Ypsilanti in Hesse The hard-line socialist Left party in the German state of Hesse has promised to support a minority government led by Social Democrat Andrea Ypsilanti for a full legislative period. https://www.thelocal.de/20080819/13785 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:01:00 +0200 13785 SPD in Hesse pushes ahead with leftist alliance Germany's centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the state of Hesse is in talks to form its first ever alliance in the west of the country with the hard-line socialist Left party that is fast becoming a force in national politics. https://www.thelocal.de/20080814/13689 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:53:00 +0200 13689 Ypsilanti reportedly planning new attempt to lead Hesse Andrea Ypsilanti, the head of the Social Democrats (SPD) in the German state of Hesse, is reportedly preparing another attempt to forge a minority government supported by the hard-line socialist Left party. https://www.thelocal.de/20080811/13621 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:16:00 +0200 13621 German Social Democrats try to quell leadership doubts Germany’s Social Democrats continued to squabble over the direction of their party on Monday. Despite calls to rally behind embattled party chairman Kurt Beck, centrist SPD members urged him to forgo a bid to become chancellor in 2009. https://www.thelocal.de/20080310/10593 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:51:00 +0100 10593 SPD’s Ypsilanti abandons bid to become premier in Hesse Andrea Ypsilanti, the leader of Hesse's Social Democrats, has abandoned her bid to become the German state’s premier after a renegade MP torpedoed her attempts to form a government with the support of the hard-line socialist Left Party. https://www.thelocal.de/20080307/10553 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:48:00 +0100 10553 Social Democratic MP balks at leftist coalition in Hesse Attempts by the Social Democrats in Hesse to form a minority government are on the brink of failure as state parliamentarians balk at the possibility of working with the socialist the Left Party. https://www.thelocal.de/20080307/10549 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:47:00 +0100 10549 SPD's Ypsilanti seeks leftist support in Hesse Reneging on a campaign promise, the head of centre-left Social Democratic Party in the German state of Hesse, Andrea Ypsilanti, is seeking to build a minority government tolerated by the hard socialist Left Party. https://www.thelocal.de/20080304/10487 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:25:00 +0100 10487