Germany’s long-term welfare rolls have reignited debate over Bürgergeld, work requirements and the structural barriers keeping people out of work.
BSW lawmaker Sven Hornauf plans delegations to Belarus and Russia to revive twin-town links suspended after the war in Ukraine.
Lower Saxony’s runoffs strengthened Green urban leadership and showed the AfD’s difficulty converting first-round support into executive power.
Daniel Peters resigned after the CDU won just 4.9% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, missing a state parliament for the first time.
The Left Party’s Berlin victory puts housing expropriation, coalition arithmetic and fiscal risks at the center of the city’s next government.
Mass protests across Germany against right-wing extremism show how the AfD debate is becoming an institutional and economic risk.
AfD’s projected win in Saxony-Anhalt drew sharp reactions from Poland, France and the Czech Republic, exposing wider European economic and political strains.
AfD’s 43.8 percent win in Saxony-Anhalt leaves no clear governing majority and raises major questions over energy, sanctions and eastern Germany’s economy.
Germany’s CDU/CSU support falls to 20%, with far-right AfD leading polls ahead of key state elections, reflecting volatile voter behavior and shifting political allegiances.
Russian-linked bot networks have intensified disinformation efforts targeting German regional elections, spreading fake media to sway voter opinions in eastern states.
German President Steinmeier urges Europe to resist lawless great power tactics, emphasizing the need for international order, economic reform, and confronting rising far-right extremism.
A recent Insa poll finds 45% of Germans oppose banning the far-right AfD, which leads CDU/CSU by 8%. The divided public opinion reflects broader questions about political isolation and democratic resilience in Germany.
Sources close to Chancellor Friedrich Merz dismiss claims of his early replacement as unfounded, despite declining public support and media speculation amid Germany’s political challenges.
The AfD expelled Alexander Eichwald for delivering a Hitler-style speech, exposing internal ideological rifts and historical controversies within Germany's right-wing movement.