Germany's Snap Election: Immigration Takes Center Stage
Germany's snap election on February 23rd features a tight race between Friedrich Merz (CDU/CSU), Alice Weidel (AfD), Olaf Scholz (SPD), and Robert Habeck (Greens), with immigration being the central campaign issue, and smaller parties potentially influencing coalition formation.
Germany's Snap Election: Immigration Takes Center Stage
Germany's snap election on February 23rd features a tight race between Friedrich Merz (CDU/CSU), Alice Weidel (AfD), Olaf Scholz (SPD), and Robert Habeck (Greens), with immigration being the central campaign issue, and smaller parties potentially influencing coalition formation.
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48% Bias Score
BSW Faces Crucial Test in Upcoming German Federal Election
The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), founded in January 2024, is campaigning for the February 23rd German federal election, aiming to secure 5% of the vote to enter the Bundestag despite facing challenges in western Germany and concerns about its policy positions.
BSW Faces Crucial Test in Upcoming German Federal Election
The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), founded in January 2024, is campaigning for the February 23rd German federal election, aiming to secure 5% of the vote to enter the Bundestag despite facing challenges in western Germany and concerns about its policy positions.
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48% Bias Score
Bremen's Expedited Election: Logistical Challenges Loom
Bremen's upcoming Bundestag election on February 23rd faces logistical hurdles due to its expedited timeline following the collapse of the Ampel coalition, impacting absentee ballot processing and election worker availability.
Bremen's Expedited Election: Logistical Challenges Loom
Bremen's upcoming Bundestag election on February 23rd faces logistical hurdles due to its expedited timeline following the collapse of the Ampel coalition, impacting absentee ballot processing and election worker availability.
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32% Bias Score
German Election: Economy and Migration Dominate
Germany's upcoming snap election on February 23rd is dominated by migration and economic concerns, with the Social Democrats (SPD) focusing on increased investment and wages, the Greens on energy costs and electric vehicles, and the conservatives (CDU/CSU) on reducing spending and taxes.
German Election: Economy and Migration Dominate
Germany's upcoming snap election on February 23rd is dominated by migration and economic concerns, with the Social Democrats (SPD) focusing on increased investment and wages, the Greens on energy costs and electric vehicles, and the conservatives (CDU/CSU) on reducing spending and taxes.
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36% Bias Score
AfD's Weidel Launches Hardline Campaign for German Election
Alice Weidel was unanimously chosen as AfD's top candidate for the German Bundestag at a congress disrupted by protests; her platform includes drastic asylum policy changes, EU exit, and a return to the Deutsche Mark, raising concerns given AfD's right-wing extremism and lack of coalition prospects.
AfD's Weidel Launches Hardline Campaign for German Election
Alice Weidel was unanimously chosen as AfD's top candidate for the German Bundestag at a congress disrupted by protests; her platform includes drastic asylum policy changes, EU exit, and a return to the Deutsche Mark, raising concerns given AfD's right-wing extremism and lack of coalition prospects.
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52% Bias Score
AfD's Weidel Elected Chancellor Candidate on Anti-Immigration Platform
Alice Weidel, leader of Germany's AfD, was elected as the party's chancellor candidate, advocating for border closures, mass deportations, stricter citizenship laws based on 'blood ties', rejection of renewable energy, and closer ties with Russia and China, sparking widespread protests and criticism...
AfD's Weidel Elected Chancellor Candidate on Anti-Immigration Platform
Alice Weidel, leader of Germany's AfD, was elected as the party's chancellor candidate, advocating for border closures, mass deportations, stricter citizenship laws based on 'blood ties', rejection of renewable energy, and closer ties with Russia and China, sparking widespread protests and criticism...
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76% Bias Score
German Bundestag Elections: Wave of Retirements and New Candidates
Several prominent German politicians are retiring from the Bundestag after the upcoming elections, including long-time members from the Green Party and the SPD, while others from various sectors, like virologist Christian Drosten, are seeking election for the first time.
German Bundestag Elections: Wave of Retirements and New Candidates
Several prominent German politicians are retiring from the Bundestag after the upcoming elections, including long-time members from the Green Party and the SPD, while others from various sectors, like virologist Christian Drosten, are seeking election for the first time.
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40% Bias Score
Scholz Confirmed as SPD Candidate Amidst Low Approval Ratings
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, facing 77% disapproval, was re-confirmed as the SPD's top candidate for early elections, promising to maintain social welfare, counter right-wing populism, and resist foreign threats, in a campaign to mobilize voters and avoid becoming Germany's shortest-serving chance...
Scholz Confirmed as SPD Candidate Amidst Low Approval Ratings
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, facing 77% disapproval, was re-confirmed as the SPD's top candidate for early elections, promising to maintain social welfare, counter right-wing populism, and resist foreign threats, in a campaign to mobilize voters and avoid becoming Germany's shortest-serving chance...
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40% Bias Score
Bremen Bundestag Election Faces Logistical Hurdles Due to Short Timeline
Bremen's upcoming Bundestag election on February 23rd presents logistical challenges due to its accelerated timeline following the collapse of the traffic light coalition, impacting preparation efforts and voter accessibility; approximately 450,000 residents are eligible to vote, a decrease from the...
Bremen Bundestag Election Faces Logistical Hurdles Due to Short Timeline
Bremen's upcoming Bundestag election on February 23rd presents logistical challenges due to its accelerated timeline following the collapse of the traffic light coalition, impacting preparation efforts and voter accessibility; approximately 450,000 residents are eligible to vote, a decrease from the...
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32% Bias Score
AfD's Weidel: First Female Chancellor Candidate
Alice Weidel, co-chair of Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD), is the party's first chancellor candidate for the February 23 election, despite their disappointing 2021 federal election result of 10.3%. Her candidacy follows a surge in state election support reaching 32.8% in Thuringia, posing a ...
AfD's Weidel: First Female Chancellor Candidate
Alice Weidel, co-chair of Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD), is the party's first chancellor candidate for the February 23 election, despite their disappointing 2021 federal election result of 10.3%. Her candidacy follows a surge in state election support reaching 32.8% in Thuringia, posing a ...
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64% Bias Score
AfD Nominates Weidel for Chancellor in Upcoming German Election
Germany's upcoming election on February 23rd sees the far-right AfD party nominating Alice Weidel as its chancellor candidate for the first time, currently polling at 20%โa significant development in German politics, with protests marking the announcement.
AfD Nominates Weidel for Chancellor in Upcoming German Election
Germany's upcoming election on February 23rd sees the far-right AfD party nominating Alice Weidel as its chancellor candidate for the first time, currently polling at 20%โa significant development in German politics, with protests marking the announcement.
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48% Bias Score
Misinformation Spreads Following Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack
A car attack in Magdeburg, Germany's Christmas market on December 19, 2024, killed six and injured 200; misinformation regarding the incident is being spread online and by politicians to influence the upcoming federal elections.
Misinformation Spreads Following Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack
A car attack in Magdeburg, Germany's Christmas market on December 19, 2024, killed six and injured 200; misinformation regarding the incident is being spread online and by politicians to influence the upcoming federal elections.
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40% Bias Score