German Elections: Implications for Turkey-Germany Relations
Germany's February 23rd elections will significantly impact Turkey-Germany relations; the CDU/CSU bloc, led by Friedrich Merz, is predicted to win, potentially leading to a transactional approach prioritizing mutual interests over values, while the rise of AfD and BSW could negatively affect Turkey'...
German Elections: Implications for Turkey-Germany Relations
Germany's February 23rd elections will significantly impact Turkey-Germany relations; the CDU/CSU bloc, led by Friedrich Merz, is predicted to win, potentially leading to a transactional approach prioritizing mutual interests over values, while the rise of AfD and BSW could negatively affect Turkey'...
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36% Bias Score
German Election Debate Formats: Influencers vs. Citizens
Germany's public broadcasters experimented with interactive election debate formats; the ARD's "hart aber fair 360" format, featuring social media influencers, resulted in shallow debate, unlike the ZDF's successful "Klartext," which included ordinary citizens.
German Election Debate Formats: Influencers vs. Citizens
Germany's public broadcasters experimented with interactive election debate formats; the ARD's "hart aber fair 360" format, featuring social media influencers, resulted in shallow debate, unlike the ZDF's successful "Klartext," which included ordinary citizens.
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64% Bias Score
German Political Quadrell Highlights Misinformation, Despite Cordial Interactions".
A televised quadrell in Berlin on Sunday featured Scholz, Merz, Habeck, and Weidel; partisan supporters gathered outside, while inside, politicians interacted cordially despite the AfD candidate making false claims during the debate which were insufficiently addressed by moderators.
German Political Quadrell Highlights Misinformation, Despite Cordial Interactions".
A televised quadrell in Berlin on Sunday featured Scholz, Merz, Habeck, and Weidel; partisan supporters gathered outside, while inside, politicians interacted cordially despite the AfD candidate making false claims during the debate which were insufficiently addressed by moderators.
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36% Bias Score
CDU Candidate Pauls Aims to Reclaim Wetterau Constituency
Thomas Pauls, a CDU candidate in the Wetterau, aims to win back the constituency focusing on economic relief for businesses, reduced bureaucracy, and improved public transportation. He faces challenges from the AfD's rise and damage to campaign posters.
CDU Candidate Pauls Aims to Reclaim Wetterau Constituency
Thomas Pauls, a CDU candidate in the Wetterau, aims to win back the constituency focusing on economic relief for businesses, reduced bureaucracy, and improved public transportation. He faces challenges from the AfD's rise and damage to campaign posters.
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44% Bias Score
Merz Favored to Win German Chancellorship
Veteran German politician Friedrich Merz, known for his hardline stance on migration and pro-market economic policies, is favored to become Germany's next chancellor in the February 23 election, promising to reboot the economy and crack down on immigration while facing criticism for a dalliance with...
Merz Favored to Win German Chancellorship
Veteran German politician Friedrich Merz, known for his hardline stance on migration and pro-market economic policies, is favored to become Germany's next chancellor in the February 23 election, promising to reboot the economy and crack down on immigration while facing criticism for a dalliance with...
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40% Bias Score
German Youth Shift Right: Economic Stagnation Fuels AfD Rise
Ahead of Germany's February 23rd federal election, the far-right AfD is gaining popularity among young voters due to economic stagnation and limited social mobility, a trend impacting the political landscape.
German Youth Shift Right: Economic Stagnation Fuels AfD Rise
Ahead of Germany's February 23rd federal election, the far-right AfD is gaining popularity among young voters due to economic stagnation and limited social mobility, a trend impacting the political landscape.
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56% Bias Score
Merz Wins German Debate Viewer Poll, Underscoring Polling Discrepancies
A televised debate in Germany saw CDU leader Friedrich Merz win a viewer poll with 32% of the vote, outperforming current poll numbers, while Scholz received 25%, and Habeck and Weidel each received 18%, highlighting a disconnect between public perception and traditional polling data.
Merz Wins German Debate Viewer Poll, Underscoring Polling Discrepancies
A televised debate in Germany saw CDU leader Friedrich Merz win a viewer poll with 32% of the vote, outperforming current poll numbers, while Scholz received 25%, and Habeck and Weidel each received 18%, highlighting a disconnect between public perception and traditional polling data.
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32% Bias Score
German Court Rejects Wagenknecht's Alliance from Election Debate
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court rejected Sahra Wagenknecht's alliance (BSW) appeal to participate in the ARD's "Wahlarena" debate due to its low poll numbers (around 5%), upholding lower court decisions that prioritized parties polling above 10%.
German Court Rejects Wagenknecht's Alliance from Election Debate
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court rejected Sahra Wagenknecht's alliance (BSW) appeal to participate in the ARD's "Wahlarena" debate due to its low poll numbers (around 5%), upholding lower court decisions that prioritized parties polling above 10%.
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40% Bias Score
Volt's Bundestagswahlkampf: Local Successes, National Struggle
Volt, a pan-European party, seeks Bundestag representation in the 2025 German federal election, facing challenges due to limited media attention and the 5% electoral threshold despite local successes and a strong showing in the 2024 European elections.
Volt's Bundestagswahlkampf: Local Successes, National Struggle
Volt, a pan-European party, seeks Bundestag representation in the 2025 German federal election, facing challenges due to limited media attention and the 5% electoral threshold despite local successes and a strong showing in the 2024 European elections.
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64% Bias Score
German Election Debate Prioritizes Entertainment Over Substance
During a televised German election debate on RTL and NTV, staged displays of party support created a stadium-like atmosphere, detracting from serious policy discussions and raising concerns about the prioritization of entertainment over substance.
German Election Debate Prioritizes Entertainment Over Substance
During a televised German election debate on RTL and NTV, staged displays of party support created a stadium-like atmosphere, detracting from serious policy discussions and raising concerns about the prioritization of entertainment over substance.
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56% Bias Score
US VP's AfD Endorsement Shakes German Election
US Vice President J.D. Vance's unexpected endorsement of Germany's AfD party at the Munich Security Conference has sent shockwaves through Germany and the EU, raising questions about US interference in German elections and the future of transatlantic relations, particularly as Germany faces a critic...
US VP's AfD Endorsement Shakes German Election
US Vice President J.D. Vance's unexpected endorsement of Germany's AfD party at the Munich Security Conference has sent shockwaves through Germany and the EU, raising questions about US interference in German elections and the future of transatlantic relations, particularly as Germany faces a critic...
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44% Bias Score
German Elections: Refugee Crisis Fuels AfD's Rise
Recent attacks by refugees in Germany, the latest a car ramming in Munich injuring 36, have fueled public anxiety and the AfD's rise in the upcoming elections, highlighting Germany's struggle to integrate 3.48 million refugees amid economic challenges.
German Elections: Refugee Crisis Fuels AfD's Rise
Recent attacks by refugees in Germany, the latest a car ramming in Munich injuring 36, have fueled public anxiety and the AfD's rise in the upcoming elections, highlighting Germany's struggle to integrate 3.48 million refugees amid economic challenges.
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56% Bias Score