Tag: Politics
Official final results of the Bundestag election announced (Update)
(de-news.net) – The electoral districts for the Bundestag election have been tallied. The Federal Returning Officer announced that the CDU/CSU has decisively won the re-election, as part of the preliminary official final results. Neither the FDP nor the BSW have secured any seats in the…
Linnemann (CDU) proposes time-limited coalition agreement
(de-news.net) – CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann has proposed limiting the future government coalition agreement with potential partners to a one-year duration. He outlined his plan, specifying an initial ten major projects should be set for twelve months before reconvening. Linnemann also advocated for a…
The CDU/CSU wins the Bundestag election (Update)
(de-news.net) – The Chancellor candidate of the CDU/CSU, Friedrich Merz, has described the initial projections following the Bundestag election as part of a “historic election night,” asserting that the CDU had won the election due to effective collaboration within and with the CSU. Merz emphasized…
SPD leader Klingbeil will also be chair of the Bundestag faction
(de-news.net) – The SPD leadership has proposed party leader Lars Klingbeil as the new chair of the Bundestag faction. This announcement was made by the current faction leader, Rolf Mützenich, after a party presidium meeting. In response to the poor performance in the federal elections,…
Lindner (FDP) steps down from politics
(de-news.net) – FDP leader Christian Lindner has announced his withdrawal from active politics following his party’s poor performance in the federal elections. He posted on the online platform X, stating, “Now I am stepping down from active politics.” Current projections place the FDP significantly below…
Chancellor Scholz takes responsibility for the SPD election result (Update)
(de-news.net) – Following the SPD’s historically weak performance in the Bundestag election, Chancellor Olaf Scholz accepted responsibility for the electoral defeat, describing it as a “bitter result” for the party. Scholz acknowledged his prior responsibility for better election outcomes and extended his congratulations to CDU…
Cities and municipalities call for a swift government formation
(de-news.net) – The German Association of Cities and Municipalities has urged democratic parties to form a new government swiftly following the federal election. The Chief Executive of the association, André Berghegger, emphasized the urgent need for a stable and capable government amid significant domestic and…
Wadephul for a reintroduction of conscription
(de-news.net) – Johann Wadephul, Deputy Chairman of the Union faction in the Bundestag, advocates for a reintroduction of conscription, suspended in 2011, at the start of a new legislative period under a Union-led government. The CDU politician asserted that a growing Bundeswehr is essential for…
Bas (SPD) urges compromising conduct across party lines
(de-news.net) – The President of the German Bundestag, Bärbel Bas (SPD), has called on parties to show respect and a willingness to compromise after the Bundestag election. In an interview, she emphasized the need for politicians to seek viable solutions for Germany and to engage…
Union parties want to restructure several ministries
(de-news.net) – The CDU/CSU plans to restructure several ministries in a new government, according to an internal chat message of which the CDU has confirmed the content. A potential new government might have up to three fewer ministries by way of merging existing ones, despite…
Public service wage negotiations: warning strikes in public transport
(de-news.net) – In the public service wage negotiations, employers have yet to present an offer. The Verdi union has called for warning strikes in public transport today in six federal states, involving over 50,000 workers from municipal rail and bus companies. Affected areas include the…
Different positions as to greenhouse gas neutrality
(de-news.net) – In a debate aired shortly before the Bundestag elections on ARD and ZDF, CDU/CSU reaffirmed their commitment to achieving greenhouse gas neutrality for Germany by 2045. This position was articulated by both CDU Secretary-General Linnemann and CSU Regional Group Leader Dobrindt. The Union…
