Tag: Party landscape
AfD clearly the strongest force in East Germany
AfD flag The AfD has increased significantly in the last polls. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a new Forsa survey, there are clear differences in the popularity of parties in…
AfD rises in survey to its highest level in five years
AfD parliamentary group leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla The party is up one percentage point compared to last week. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In polls, the AfD has reached its…
SPD and Union unchanged in the Sunday question, Greens are the only ones to increase
Chamber of the Bundestag According to the survey, the Union faction would be the strongest after a current election. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf If there were a federal election today, the…
These are the major donors to the parties in the Bundestag
Berlin The FDP received hardly any large donations in the past year. The party, which is considered to be close to business, was only able to register a single larger…
France’s bourgeois-conservative opposition elects hardliner Éric Ciotti to lead it
Eric Ciotti The new leader of the bourgeois conservative Republicans in France could lead the party to the right. (Photo: REUTERS) Paris France’s conservative-bourgeois Republicans are moving to the right.…
Union still stable in election poll ahead of SPD and Greens
Lurking in the Bundestag Vice Chancellor Habeck (Greens) and Chancellor Scholz (SPD) follow a speech by opposition leader Merz (CDU, from left). (Photo: AP) Berlin, Leipzig The Left Party would…
“Deutschlandtrend” survey sees Union at 30 percent – traffic light parties lose
Friedrich Merz The head of the CDU is less popular than government politicians, but is growing in popularity overall. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin If there were a federal election on…
Mini-majority for left camp – Frederiksen announces resignation from government after election thriller
Mette Frederiksen The head of the current minority government wants to announce her resignation to the queen. (Photo: IMAGO/TT) After a dramatic election night, Denmark is faced with the search…
Mini-majority for left camp – Frederiksen announces resignation from government after election thriller
Mette Frederiksen It is initially unclear whether the Prime Minister can continue to govern. (Photo: IMAGO/TT) After a dramatic election night, Denmark is faced with the search for a new…
Probably not a clear win for Mette Frederiksen
Mette Frederiksen The social democrat is striving for a broad centre-left alliance. (Photo: dpa) Stockholm In Denmark, things are not at all traditionally “hygge”, i.e. cosy. In the coming week,…
SPD again ahead of the Greens in election polls – AfD and Left are growing
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (right) and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck In an election poll, the SPD is again ahead of the Greens from Habeck. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The AfD continues to…
How right is the country really?
Giorgia Meloni’s campaign event in Cagliari A deep rift runs through the country: here the left, there the right. (Photo: GIANNI CIPRIANO/The New York Tim) Rome Stefano Zumino has been…
The stoppable rise of the right-wing populists
Giorgia Meloni The Italian politician stands for the rise of the right. (Photo: imago images / Italy Photo Press) The post-fascist Fratelli d’Italia (‘Brothers of Italy’) party led by Giorgia…
According to the opinion trend, the SPD is slightly more popular with voters
SPD party chairman Lars Klingbeil The SPD is struggling for votes. The state elections in Lower Saxony are scheduled for October 9th. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to the opinion trend…
Union, Greens set themselves apart from the SPD in election polls
Annalena Baerbock (Greens), Fredrich Merz (CDU) Berlin Union and Greens leave the SPD far behind in terms of voter favor. In the Sunday trend, which the opinion research institute Insa…
CDU and Greens vote to start coalition negotiations in NRW
Mona Neubaur and Hendrik Wüst The Greens state chair and the CDU Prime Minister had campaigned for the coalition. (Photo: IMAGO/aal.photo) Dusseldorf, Essen In North Rhine-Westphalia, the way is clear…
France’s socialists agree to left alliance against Macron
Emmanuel Macron The merger of the fragmented left camp could be dangerous for Macron. (Photo: Bloomberg) Paris France’s socialists, together with leftists, greens and communists, will compete against the newly…
Oskar Lafontaine leaves the Left Party
Oscar Lafontaine The former co-founder and chairman of the Left Party has left the party. (Photo: dpa) Saarbrucken The co-founder and former chairman of the Left Party, Oskar Lafontaine, has…
CDU loses almost a million voters – the most interesting numbers from the 2021 election
Polling station in Aachen The SPD and Union are particularly popular with older voters. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The political mood in Germany has turned: According to the preliminary final result,…
Almost 1.4 million voters migrate to the SPD
Polling station in Aachen The SPD and Union are particularly popular with older voters. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The political mood in Germany has turned: According to projections, the SPD is…