Home Political Germany Federal government December 8, 2021, 10:00 a.m. Federal government : Germany gets a new chancellor A historic day: Angela Merkel’s term of office ends after 16 years. Olaf Scholz’s successor is being elected in the Bundestag, and the new ministers will also be sworn in later. The session in the livestream. from … Read more
There is hardly any more climate than with the traffic light parties: Compliance with the 1.5 degree target, the coal phase-out in 2030 and solar roofs on new business buildings – to name just a few of the expensive climate protection points from the exploratory paper by the SPD, Greens and FDP. But that’s not … Read more
FDP leader Christian Lindner (42) defends himself against traffic light criticism from the Union! ► In the BILD talk “The right questions”, Lindner made it clear on Sunday evening: The FDP would “not belong to any left government”, as Union parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkhaus (53, CDU) had claimed. Brinkhaus accusation at the Junge Union’s … Read more
He is tired but in a good mood. SPD leader Norbert Walter-Borjans worked all night Traffic light paper negotiated. Tax increases for the rich are off the table. He thinks it’s a shame when we meet him for an interview on Friday. Nevertheless, he thinks the traffic light is good. BILD am Sonntag: Mr. Walter-Borjans, … Read more
The second day of the traffic light soundings has begun – and it could be “difficult”. At least that is what FDP party leader Christian Lindner (42) indicated when he was asked about the mood on Tuesday morning. Lindner arrived at the Berlin exhibition center at 9:08 a.m. – eight minutes AFTER the official start … Read more
Hope dies last. Despite increasing criticism of the CDU boss and candidate for chancellor Armin Laschet (60), the party leadership is still fighting for a Jamaica coalition with the Greens and the FDP. CDU General Secretary Paul Ziemiak (36) told BILD on Sunday: “We are going into talks with the FDP and the Greens with … Read more
Germany voted. The result is clear. But the new government is still a long way from this. After the election, a new struggle for power began. The most important argument: the will of the electorate. In fact, during these hours, almost all parties derive supposed “voter orders” from their election results, with which they position … Read more
With a brilliant final spurt in the last few days, Armin Laschet (60, CDU) surprisingly won the state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2017 – and became Prime Minister! Now Laschet wants to become Chancellor – and is relying on the winning strategy from back then. Eleven days before the election. ► As in 2017, … Read more
Berlin In view of the latest developments in Afghanistan, the German government remains under massive pressure. The human rights policy spokesman for the Union parliamentary group, Michael Brand (CDU), denied that the SPD politician Heiko Maas was suitable as foreign minister. “Heiko Maas will soon be history and will be in the history books as … Read more
Is this the fair election campaign that the Greens always talk about? On Friday evening Jürgen Trittin (66, Die Grünen) tweeted: “FDP: Fick the Planet – #Klimaschutz in the #Anstalt @clausvonwagner” Here you will find content from Twitter In order to interact with or display content from Twitter and other social networks, we need your … Read more