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Union-SPD Exploratory Talks: Unexpectedly Smooth Start
The Union and SPD held a surprisingly efficient first exploratory meeting on Friday, characterized by cooperation, concise discussions, and an absence of public statements, suggesting a potential shift towards a more pragmatic governing style.
Union-SPD Exploratory Talks: Unexpectedly Smooth Start
The Union and SPD held a surprisingly efficient first exploratory meeting on Friday, characterized by cooperation, concise discussions, and an absence of public statements, suggesting a potential shift towards a more pragmatic governing style.
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44% Bias Score
Union and SPD Begin Coalition Talks Amidst Internal Divisions and AfD Concerns
Following the recent German Bundestag elections, Union and SPD held a four-and-a-half-hour exploratory meeting on February 28th in Berlin to discuss forming a coalition government. Concerns about SPD members opposing Merz as chancellor emerged alongside warnings about the AfD's growing influence.
Union and SPD Begin Coalition Talks Amidst Internal Divisions and AfD Concerns
Following the recent German Bundestag elections, Union and SPD held a four-and-a-half-hour exploratory meeting on February 28th in Berlin to discuss forming a coalition government. Concerns about SPD members opposing Merz as chancellor emerged alongside warnings about the AfD's growing influence.
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44% Bias Score
Baden-Württemberg Court Approves Citizen Initiative to Reduce State Parliament Size
The Baden-Württemberg Constitutional Court approved a citizen's initiative by the FDP to reduce the state parliament's size from 154 to around 120 members by reducing constituencies from 70 to 38, requiring 770,000 signatures within six months for implementation, despite the Interior Ministry's init...
Baden-Württemberg Court Approves Citizen Initiative to Reduce State Parliament Size
The Baden-Württemberg Constitutional Court approved a citizen's initiative by the FDP to reduce the state parliament's size from 154 to around 120 members by reducing constituencies from 70 to 38, requiring 770,000 signatures within six months for implementation, despite the Interior Ministry's init...
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36% Bias Score
Grüne's Berlin Setback: 11.6% Vote Share Triggers Party's Strategic Reassessment
The German Green Party (Grüne) secured only 11.6% in the Berlin election, failing to secure a coalition government, prompting introspection and strategic reevaluation following their loss of support, especially in urban strongholds, and internal disagreements.
Grüne's Berlin Setback: 11.6% Vote Share Triggers Party's Strategic Reassessment
The German Green Party (Grüne) secured only 11.6% in the Berlin election, failing to secure a coalition government, prompting introspection and strategic reevaluation following their loss of support, especially in urban strongholds, and internal disagreements.
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60% Bias Score
Merz's Election Victory Signals Major Shift in German Foreign Policy
Following his election victory, German conservative leader Friedrich Merz declared that the current European security architecture is defunct due to concerns over the reliability of the US under a potential Trump presidency; he proposes increased European defense spending and a closer relationship w...
Merz's Election Victory Signals Major Shift in German Foreign Policy
Following his election victory, German conservative leader Friedrich Merz declared that the current European security architecture is defunct due to concerns over the reliability of the US under a potential Trump presidency; he proposes increased European defense spending and a closer relationship w...
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40% Bias Score
German Ban Proposal Lapses, Low Female Representation in Bundestag, Salary Debate
The German Bundestag's proposed ban failed to advance due to procedural rules; the low number of women in the new Bundestag is criticized, and potential increases to parliamentarians' salaries are debated.
German Ban Proposal Lapses, Low Female Representation in Bundestag, Salary Debate
The German Bundestag's proposed ban failed to advance due to procedural rules; the low number of women in the new Bundestag is criticized, and potential increases to parliamentarians' salaries are debated.
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44% Bias Score
Merz's Insensitive Use of Lübcke Murder in German Election Campaign
In Germany's 2025 election campaign, CDU's Friedrich Merz used the 2019 murder of Walter Lübcke as a political attack against anti-fascists, sparking widespread criticism for his insensitivity and opportunistic use of a tragedy.
Merz's Insensitive Use of Lübcke Murder in German Election Campaign
In Germany's 2025 election campaign, CDU's Friedrich Merz used the 2019 murder of Walter Lübcke as a political attack against anti-fascists, sparking widespread criticism for his insensitivity and opportunistic use of a tragedy.
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52% Bias Score
Baden-Württemberg Court Allows Referendum on Reducing Parliament Size
Baden-Württemberg's 2022 electoral reform, creating surplus mandates and inflating the parliament's size, is challenged by a citizens' initiative seeking to reduce the number of representatives to the minimum 120 seats after a court decision overturned the interior ministry's rejection.
Baden-Württemberg Court Allows Referendum on Reducing Parliament Size
Baden-Württemberg's 2022 electoral reform, creating surplus mandates and inflating the parliament's size, is challenged by a citizens' initiative seeking to reduce the number of representatives to the minimum 120 seats after a court decision overturned the interior ministry's rejection.
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44% Bias Score
Hamburg's Ruling Coalition Thrives Amidst Past Electoral Setbacks
Hamburg's current red-green coalition enjoys a 59% approval rating, contrasting sharply with the 2001 SPD's electoral defeat (19.4% of the vote), partly due to the current government's proactive approach to conflict resolution and its focus on resolving issues like the drug problem at the central tr...
Hamburg's Ruling Coalition Thrives Amidst Past Electoral Setbacks
Hamburg's current red-green coalition enjoys a 59% approval rating, contrasting sharply with the 2001 SPD's electoral defeat (19.4% of the vote), partly due to the current government's proactive approach to conflict resolution and its focus on resolving issues like the drug problem at the central tr...
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40% Bias Score
Hamburg Election: CDU Rejects Green Coalition as SPD Holds Strong Lead
Three days before the Hamburg parliamentary election, CDU top candidate Dennis Thering ruled out a coalition with the Greens, while the SPD maintains a significant lead in recent polls, according to Insa and ZDF Politbarometer surveys. The Greens' top candidate called a CDU-Green coalition "absurd",...
Hamburg Election: CDU Rejects Green Coalition as SPD Holds Strong Lead
Three days before the Hamburg parliamentary election, CDU top candidate Dennis Thering ruled out a coalition with the Greens, while the SPD maintains a significant lead in recent polls, according to Insa and ZDF Politbarometer surveys. The Greens' top candidate called a CDU-Green coalition "absurd",...
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44% Bias Score
Germany's Existential Crisis: US Policy Shift Drives Defense Spending Surge
Following the US's about-face on Russia, German Chancellor-elect Friedrich Merz is advocating for a significant increase in defense spending and a more assertive foreign policy, abandoning his previous fiscally conservative stance due to concerns about national security and the need for a two-thirds...
Germany's Existential Crisis: US Policy Shift Drives Defense Spending Surge
Following the US's about-face on Russia, German Chancellor-elect Friedrich Merz is advocating for a significant increase in defense spending and a more assertive foreign policy, abandoning his previous fiscally conservative stance due to concerns about national security and the need for a two-thirds...
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48% Bias Score
German Poll Shows Opposition to AfD Ban and Coalitions
A recent poll shows 52 percent of Germans oppose banning the AfD, while 41 percent support it; 69 percent oppose a federal coalition with the AfD. The AfD was the strongest party in all five eastern German states and received 38.6% of the vote in Thuringia, where its leader Björn Höcke aims to becom...
German Poll Shows Opposition to AfD Ban and Coalitions
A recent poll shows 52 percent of Germans oppose banning the AfD, while 41 percent support it; 69 percent oppose a federal coalition with the AfD. The AfD was the strongest party in all five eastern German states and received 38.6% of the vote in Thuringia, where its leader Björn Höcke aims to becom...
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40% Bias Score
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