Hamburg Election Debate Highlights Policy Divisions and Coalition Uncertainty
Hamburg's mayoral candidates debated key issues ahead of upcoming elections; CDU's Thering criticized rising crime and traffic while SPD's Tschentscher and Greens' Fegebank highlighted economic progress and improved mobility; polls suggest a likely red-green coalition win.
Hamburg Election Debate Highlights Policy Divisions and Coalition Uncertainty
Hamburg's mayoral candidates debated key issues ahead of upcoming elections; CDU's Thering criticized rising crime and traffic while SPD's Tschentscher and Greens' Fegebank highlighted economic progress and improved mobility; polls suggest a likely red-green coalition win.
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44% Bias Score
Hamburg's Budget Faces Billions in Potential Losses Due to Party Tax Cut Plans
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44% Bias Score
False Accusations Force German Green Party Candidate to Resign
False accusations of sexual harassment against German Green Party politician Stefan Gelbhaar led to his resignation from candidacy, revealing flaws in internal party procedures and journalistic fact-checking; a new investigation is underway.
False Accusations Force German Green Party Candidate to Resign
False accusations of sexual harassment against German Green Party politician Stefan Gelbhaar led to his resignation from candidacy, revealing flaws in internal party procedures and journalistic fact-checking; a new investigation is underway.
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48% Bias Score
NRW Poll: Majority Favors Non-Schwarz-Grün Federal Coalition
An Infratest dimap poll (Jan 13-16, 2025) of 1150 NRW voters shows that if CDU wins the February 23rd federal election, 31% prefer a CDU/SPD coalition, 24% CDU/Greens; SPD and FDP would face significant losses, while Greens and AfD would gain.
NRW Poll: Majority Favors Non-Schwarz-Grün Federal Coalition
An Infratest dimap poll (Jan 13-16, 2025) of 1150 NRW voters shows that if CDU wins the February 23rd federal election, 31% prefer a CDU/SPD coalition, 24% CDU/Greens; SPD and FDP would face significant losses, while Greens and AfD would gain.
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36% Bias Score
SPD Shifts Campaign Focus to Industrial Workers Amidst Polling Deficit
Facing a large polling deficit, the SPD is refocusing its election campaign on German industrial workers and economic issues, holding a major rally in Wolfsburg, Germany, featuring Volkswagen works council chair Daniela Cavallo, to highlight Chancellor Scholz's job protection efforts and contrast th...
SPD Shifts Campaign Focus to Industrial Workers Amidst Polling Deficit
Facing a large polling deficit, the SPD is refocusing its election campaign on German industrial workers and economic issues, holding a major rally in Wolfsburg, Germany, featuring Volkswagen works council chair Daniela Cavallo, to highlight Chancellor Scholz's job protection efforts and contrast th...
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56% 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
German Election Poll: Union Lead Narrows, SPD Gains Ground, High Percentage Undecided
One month before Germany's federal election, a YouGov poll of 1,858 voters shows CDU/CSU at 28 percent, SPD and AfD tied at 19 percent each, and Greens at 15 percent; 30 percent remain undecided, citing lack of representation and insufficient information as key reasons for indecision.
German Election Poll: Union Lead Narrows, SPD Gains Ground, High Percentage Undecided
One month before Germany's federal election, a YouGov poll of 1,858 voters shows CDU/CSU at 28 percent, SPD and AfD tied at 19 percent each, and Greens at 15 percent; 30 percent remain undecided, citing lack of representation and insufficient information as key reasons for indecision.
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36% Bias Score
Scholz Town Hall: Staged Dialogue or Genuine Engagement?
At a seemingly staged town hall in Frankfurt, Chancellor Scholz addressed questions from a largely SPD-affiliated audience on topics ranging from Long Covid and Ukraine aid to school funding and the AfD, emphasizing fiscal responsibility and peaceful border maintenance.
Scholz Town Hall: Staged Dialogue or Genuine Engagement?
At a seemingly staged town hall in Frankfurt, Chancellor Scholz addressed questions from a largely SPD-affiliated audience on topics ranging from Long Covid and Ukraine aid to school funding and the AfD, emphasizing fiscal responsibility and peaceful border maintenance.
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56% Bias Score
SPD Confident Ahead of Bundestag Election Despite Low Poll Numbers
Alexander Schweitzer, the new Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate, dismissed concerns about the SPD's declining poll numbers ahead of the upcoming Bundestag election, emphasizing the party's ability to mobilize voters and its achievements in social policy. He defended the Ampel coalition's re...
SPD Confident Ahead of Bundestag Election Despite Low Poll Numbers
Alexander Schweitzer, the new Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate, dismissed concerns about the SPD's declining poll numbers ahead of the upcoming Bundestag election, emphasizing the party's ability to mobilize voters and its achievements in social policy. He defended the Ampel coalition's re...
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52% Bias Score
NRW Voters Favor CDU-SPD Coalition in Hypothetical Election Scenario
A new Infratest dimap poll shows that 31 percent of North Rhine-Westphalia voters prefer a CDU-SPD coalition, while 24 percent support CDU-Greens, if the CDU wins the February 23rd federal election; the poll, conducted January 13-16, 2025, surveyed 1150 people and projects significant losses for the...
NRW Voters Favor CDU-SPD Coalition in Hypothetical Election Scenario
A new Infratest dimap poll shows that 31 percent of North Rhine-Westphalia voters prefer a CDU-SPD coalition, while 24 percent support CDU-Greens, if the CDU wins the February 23rd federal election; the poll, conducted January 13-16, 2025, surveyed 1150 people and projects significant losses for the...
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44% Bias Score
Hesse Coalition Shift: Policy Changes and SPD Challenges
Following a coalition shift in Hesse, Rhein replaced the Green party with the Social Democrats, leading to policy changes including a focus on agricultural policy, a ban on gendering with special characters, and the introduction of a debit card for refugees.
Hesse Coalition Shift: Policy Changes and SPD Challenges
Following a coalition shift in Hesse, Rhein replaced the Green party with the Social Democrats, leading to policy changes including a focus on agricultural policy, a ban on gendering with special characters, and the introduction of a debit card for refugees.
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40% Bias Score
Scholz Confirmed as SPD Chancellor Candidate Amidst Low Approval Ratings
Olaf Scholz, despite a 77% disapproval rating in recent polls, was officially confirmed as the SPD's chancellor candidate on [Date not specified in text], six weeks before the German federal election; his campaign focuses on countering right-wing populism, supporting Ukraine without direct military ...
Scholz Confirmed as SPD Chancellor Candidate Amidst Low Approval Ratings
Olaf Scholz, despite a 77% disapproval rating in recent polls, was officially confirmed as the SPD's chancellor candidate on [Date not specified in text], six weeks before the German federal election; his campaign focuses on countering right-wing populism, supporting Ukraine without direct military ...
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48% Bias Score