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A participant in the annual Hemp Parade (Hanfparade), a demonstration in support of of hemp, wears cannabis themed sunglasses as they march in front of the landmark TV Tower in Berlin on August 9, 2025.

German Ministers Deplore Cannabis Law Introduced by Previous Government

TEC News / AFP April 1, 2026

Health Minister Nina Warken called the cannabis legalisation a “mistake,” while Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said it had “completely backfired.”

The Imminent End of the SPD Is Nothing To Deplore

Sabine Beppler-Spahl March 27, 2026

The party that was once—for better or worse—seen as a vehicle for popular representation has become an obstacle to democratic change.

AfD co-chair Alice Weidel gestures during her speech at CPAC Hungary 2026 in Budapest, Hungary, on March 21, 2026.

Historic Night in Rhineland: AfD Doubles Vote, SPD Crashes

Javier Villamor March 23, 2026

The CDU victory and AfD’s historic 19.5% are set to alter the political balance in western Germany.

An AfD electoral poster pictured in Mainz, western Germany, on March 17, 2026, ahead of the March 22 regional elections in Rhineland-Palatinate

AfD Set To Double Its Share of the Vote in Sunday’s Regional Election

Javier Villamor March 20, 2026

The right-wing populist party is predicted to garner 20%, amid a dispute with the CDU in Germany and in the European Parliament over migration policy.

“If the EPP yields to German pressure, the conflict will return in every vote on migration”— AfD MEP Alexander Sell

Javier Villamor March 19, 2026

“What we are seeing now is that the political map of Europe has changed, but some parties are still trying to behave as if nothing had happened.”

Cem Özdemir, top candidate of the Greens, Manuel Hagel, top candidate of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Markus Frohnmaier, top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) (L-R) address a press conference at the regional parliament after exit polls were announced in the state elections on March 8, 2026 in Stuttgart, southern Germany.

AfD Breaks Historic Ceiling in Western Germany

Javier Villamor March 9, 2026

The right-wing populist party reached 19% in Sunday’s state elections, while the SPD collapsed and the liberals did not make it into parliament.

CDU’s Party Congress: A Carefully Choreographed Illusion

Sabine Beppler-Spahl February 26, 2026

The two parties once regarded as the main rivals openly admitting they are bound to disappoint even their remaining supporters was, perhaps, the conference’s one honest moment.

One Year On, Merz Faces Restless CDU and Rising AfD

Zoltán Kottász February 20, 2026

Excuses for failure: at the CDU’s national party congress, Friedrich Merz defended his record, his debt U-turn, and his refusal to cooperate with the AfD.

Gender Quotas: The Wrong Answer to the Wrong Question

Sabine Beppler-Spahl February 19, 2026

The hollow claim that a quota would enhance democratic representation is glaring in light of the systematic exclusion of the right-populist AfD.

Flatulence vs. Fossil Fuels: Germany’s 2030 Climate Plan

TEC News February 10, 2026

The draft program includes cow methane monitoring, EV incentives, and major infrastructure upgrades to get the country to ‘net zero’ by 2045.

Tag: SPD

German Ministers Deplore Cannabis Law Introduced by Previous Government

The Imminent End of the SPD Is Nothing To Deplore

Historic Night in Rhineland: AfD Doubles Vote, SPD Crashes

AfD Set To Double Its Share of the Vote in Sunday’s Regional Election

“If the EPP yields to German pressure, the conflict will return in every vote on migration”— AfD MEP Alexander Sell

AfD Breaks Historic Ceiling in Western Germany

CDU’s Party Congress: A Carefully Choreographed Illusion

One Year On, Merz Faces Restless CDU and Rising AfD

Gender Quotas: The Wrong Answer to the Wrong Question

Flatulence vs. Fossil Fuels: Germany’s 2030 Climate Plan

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