Elections

Germany needs a new Chancellor. Angela Merkel is generally very popular, but she is preparing to go in September. So, who will it be?

Shortly before he went into quarantine for the second time this fall, Germany's Foreign Minister Maas slammed U.S. President Donald Trump indirectly, by…

The wind of change is blowing in some cities in North Rhine-Westphalia. Two weeks after the actual local elections in Germany's largest federal state, some…

In North Rhine-Westphalia, the CDU won yesterday's local elections. While the Greens have reason to celebrate as well, the SPD does not.

On Sunday, Germany's largest federal state North Rhine-Westphalia will be holding local elections. According to polls, the two major parties have to expect a…

Let the battle begin. Germany's Social Democrats just rang in the campaign for elections that will take place in 13 months from now. So far, the SPD's main…

The nomination was not a surprise at all. Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the most popular politician the SPD has, is the right person for the candidacy. But does the party need a candidate at all?

In the northern German city state of Hamburg, First Mayor Peter Tschentscher and his Social Democrats (SPD) have won today's elections for the Legislative…

In Hamburg, 1,319,700 residents are eligible to take part in Sunday's State Legislature elections. The expected outcome up there in the north differs from the…

In Hamburg, the next state election is coming closer in big steps. First Mayor Peter Tschentscher, a Social Democrat, has a problem: His Green friends are overtaking him.