Germany’s Traffic Light Coalition Hits Red as SPD-Green Party Congresses Unravel
Internal division over migration appears to be tearing Germany’s governing coalition apart.
Internal division over migration appears to be tearing Germany’s governing coalition apart.
A look back at two years of Olaf Scholz’s disastrous government.
Opposition calls Faeser proposal a scheme to bolster SPD votes
AfD polls 12 percentage points ahead of the SPD, which has ruled Brandenburg for the past 30 years.
Too little, too late? SPD’s flirtation with changing its asylum policy may not matter in upcoming elections, where AfD is on the rise because of its tough stand on immigration.
Saxony is a traditional hub for semiconductor production going back to the East German era. But officials warn that the AfD’s rapid rise could throw a spanner in the works for expanding the regional labour force through immigration.
AfD MP Petr Bystron said the poll results are “fully in line with the pan-European trend, populist parties are on the rise everywhere.”
The liberal Left in Germany, through its plan to lower the voting age to 16 at the federal level, appears to be seeking to expand its voter base, just as they have sought to do via pro-mass migration policies.
With its 683,000 inhabitants and 474,500 eligible voters, Bremen is not considered a political bellwether for other parts of the country.
The news comes after opinion polls have revealed the AfD to be the most popular political force across the former East German states.
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