Tag: Tobias Hans
Hendrik Wüst starts the race without a big bonus
Berlin Hendrik Wüst (CDU) has only been Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia for less than 200 days. At the end of October he followed Armin Laschet. But flying changes have…
Why the NRW election is becoming an endurance test for Friedrich Merz
Wüst has ruled the country in place of Armin Laschet since October. The 46-year-old is supposed to win the election on May 15, he has to win it. For themselves.…
Saarland CDU leader Tobias Hans gives up party chairmanship
Tobias Hans The politician took over the office of Prime Minister of Saarland in March 2018. (Photo: IMAGO/BeckerBredel) Saarbrucken Saarland Prime Minister Tobias Hans is giving up the CDU state…
The remaining power in the Federal Council is melting away
Berlin Since Sunday evening, the CDU has been repeating the message it has been preparing for days: “We have given strong support. It was local issues that played a role…
Saarland election according to Friedrich Merz “Not a good day”
Berlin It should have been a narrow defeat in Saarland, possibly a bit clearer. The CDU federal chairman Friedrich Merz would have appeared in front of the press on Monday…
Anke Rehlinger, the new “Saar Queen”
In an interview with the Handelsblatt a few weeks before the Saarland state elections, Anke Rehlinger becomes nostalgic. The Olympic Games are in Beijing right now. Rehlinger is a sports…
Social Democrats clearly the strongest force in Saarland
Berlin The starting position for Tobias Hans was actually pretty good: For five years and 13 state elections, no incumbent head of government has been voted out. Due to the…
Social Democrats clearly the strongest force in Saarland
Berlin The starting position for Tobias Hans was actually pretty good: For five years and 13 state elections, no incumbent head of government has been voted out. Due to the…
Saarland election: bankruptcy for Merz
Friedrich Merz The CDU party leader has to accept a setback in Germany’s smallest state. (Photo: dpa) Friedrich Merz was not up for election in Saarland. But on Sunday he…
Social Democrats clearly the strongest force in Saarland
Berlin The starting position for Tobias Hans was actually pretty good: For five years and 13 state elections, no incumbent head of government has been voted out. Due to the…
Social Democrats clearly the strongest force in Saarland
Election winner Anke Rehlinger Clearly won as a person. (Photo: Getty Images) Saarbrucken The SPD won the state elections in Saarland by a landslide. According to the 6 p.m. forecasts…
Social Democrats clearly the strongest force in Saarland
Election winner Anke Rehlinger Clearly won as a person. (Photo: Getty Images) Saarbrucken The SPD won the state elections in Saarland by a landslide. According to the 6 p.m. forecasts…
Social Democrats clearly the strongest force in Saarland
Election winner Anke Rehlinger Clearly won as a person. (Photo: Getty Images) Saarbrucken The SPD won the state elections in Saarland by a landslide. According to the 6 p.m. forecasts…
State election becomes a mood test for Friedrich Merz
The election in the country with the smallest area may seem small against the background of the global political situation, but this time it has a particularly high symbolic effect.…
In the election campaign, Tobias Hans relies on future technologies
Anke Rehlinger, Ford factory, Tobias Hans, ZF The economy in Saarland is suffering from low public investment and the politically prescribed structural change. (Photo: Getty, Imago) Saarbrucken Tobias Hans is…
The SPD is well ahead of the CDU in Saarland
Anke Rehlinger In polls, the SPD in Saarland is currently ahead of the CDU. (Photo: dpa) Saarbrucken A good week before the state elections in Saarland, the SPD is still…
CDU demands energy price brake
Rising fuel prices The CDU is pushing for greater relief for consumers. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It should be a historic Federal Council meeting this Friday. At 9:30 a.m., a video…
SPD politician open to lower fuel tax
Gas station in Frankfurt (Oder) Fuel prices in Germany are currently reaching new record highs every day. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Until recently, a fuel price of more than two euros…
SPD politician open to lower fuel tax
Gas station in Frankfurt (Oder) Fuel prices in Germany are currently reaching new record highs every day. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Until recently, a fuel price of more than two euros…
Outrage over Merz’s push for NATO intervention
The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Bundestag, Michael Roth (SPD), told the Handelsblatt that he could only warn against such a debate. “NATO does not intervene in…