stop | Survey: AfD weakening, BSW with a strong debut
The newly founded Wagenknecht party shakes up the survey results in Saxony-Anhalt. The AfD and the Left in particular are losing ground. In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD slipped below the 30 percent mark in a survey for the first time in months. This emerges from a survey conducted by the opinion research institute Insa for the […]
SPD Saxony – Social Minister Köpping: “Many people are tired”
The SPD Saxony is facing a difficult election, polls put the party at six percent. Saxony’s Social Minister Petra Köpping is nevertheless combative – and explains how she wants to turn things around. Things were already looking better: just five months before the state elections in Saxony, the ruling SPD has to fear for its […]
Hatred and agitation against local politicians
Rants, hostility, threats: Many local politicians also report insults or even attacks. This is a problem for democracy – especially before the local elections in 2024. When Götz Ulrich opens emails and letters in his district office, he is prepared for insults and threats. Just a few days ago, the CDU politician and his administration […]
“Putin has lied many times”
Sahra Wagenknecht wants to re-measure German politics with her “left-conservative” BSW. What does she plan to do if she suddenly takes part in governing the East? A conversation about new power options, old demands and the role model of Markus Söder. She was isolated in her old party, but she could soon rule with her […]
AfD vs. Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution: The top provocateur in court
The AfD is back in court in Münster against the Office for the Protection of the Constitution. This time your top candidate is testifying for the European elections. Maximilian Krah is sick, his nose is red, he keeps coughing loudly. And he feels “sufficiently misunderstood,” as he emphasizes. That’s why the AfD’s top candidate for […]
Maaßen wants to bring a union of values into the Thuringian state parliament
Weak poll numbers, big ambitions: The Union of Values wants to enter the Thuringian state parliament and former head of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution Hans Georg Maaßen can even imagine the office of Prime Minister. The conservative Union of Values is setting the bar high in Thuringia despite weak poll […]
What Joe Biden can learn from Donald Trump
What is striking in the US election campaign is why Donald Trump still manages to convince so many Americans. At the same time, Biden misses obvious opportunities. Disasters are terrible. But for politicians they are always opportunities. That may sound cynical. But people rightly expect presidents, chancellors or ministers in dire situations to sort things […]
Ukraine war in the news blog – Faeser warns of threat from Russia
Nancy Faeser warns of growing dangers from Moscow’s hybrid warfare. Russia has issued its first arrest warrants after the terrorist attack in Moscow. More information in the news blog. The most important things at a glance Faeser warns of threat to elections from Russia 3 o’clock: Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has warned of growing […]
Karl Lauterbach’s cannabis law: A lot has been broken
Cannabis will become legal on April 1st as planned. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is pleased with his success. But he might still be surprised. Michael Kretschmer probably suspects that he won’t win today. With the cannabis law, the federal government is opening a “Pandora’s box,” warns Saxony’s Prime Minister in the Federal Council. There is […]
Cannabis legalization stopped? Federal Council discusses Lauterbach law
The Federal Council is discussing the cannabis law. The Minister of Health fears that people will “starve to death”. What is it about? And can countries actually prevent the legalization of the drug? The most important things at a glance The states could delay cannabis legalization in the Federal Council almost forever. They complain that […]
