Europe (Social Democrats & Greens)

5+ hour, 35+ min ago   (158+ words) Political Wire “The chilling chronicle of how Adolf Hitler overturned a constitutional democracy in less than eight weeks.” “Hitler banned or neutered the print press and radio; purged the civil service and installed party loyalists; suspended civil liberties; compromised the…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago   (388+ words) On Monday following the elections, everyone went to work as usual. Yet beneath the apparent calm, there was a palpable sense of uncertainty: how would a state government led by the regional branch of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) – a…...

24+ min ago   (239+ words) UA.NEWS In Germany, political parties have begun coalition talks, bypassing the far-right AfD In the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the Social Democrats (SPD), The Left, and the Greens began negotiations on October 12 to form a coalition government. Despite…...

13+ hour, 10+ min ago   (118+ words) 1470 & 100.3 WMBD - WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO GLOBAL TOP CHEF! Germany’s SPD party names Alexander Schweitzer new labour minister BERLIN, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Alexander Schweitzer, head of ​the Social Democrats’ parliamentary group in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate, will become ​federal…...

14+ hour, 8+ min ago   (109+ words) Fresno Bee BERLIN, Oct 12 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has canceled the India leg of his Asia trip this week, his ministry said on Monday, citing "current developments" in an emailed statement. Earlier on Monday, Baerbel Bas, Germany's labour…...

15+ hour, 10+ min ago   (444+ words) BERLIN, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Germany's labour minister and co-head of the centre-left SPD party resigned from both posts on Monday, citing the death of her stepdaughter and political attacks against her, adding to strain in Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition government. "After…...

10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (340+ words) Published on 09/14/2026 at 11:42 am EDT Overall, in the county-level local elections the AfD posted the biggest gains of any party: Compared with 2021, it more than tripled its result from 4.6% to 15.9%. In cities such as Wilhelmshaven, Delmenhorst or Nienburg, the AfD…...

10+ hour, 39+ min ago   (280+ words) In the local elections in Lower Saxony on Sunday, the CDU held on as the strongest force ahead of the SPD. According to the provisional official final results, however, both parties suffered... In the local elections in Lower Saxony on…...

10+ hour, 39+ min ago   (328+ words) Published on 09/14/2026 at 02:08 am EDT SALZGITTER (dpa-AFX) - Salzgitter is becoming an AfD stronghold in Lower Saxony: With a narrow lead, the AfD has emerged as the strongest force on Salzgitter's city council. The party also remains in the running in…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (400+ words) Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder has come under sharp criticism in Berlin, including from Chancellor Friedrich Merz, after he spent Vladimir Putin’s 74th birthday at the Russian leader’s home in Moscow on October 7, the Kremlin said. Schröder, 82, was already in the…...