Munich Mayor to Skip Scholz Campaign Visit
Munich's Mayor Dieter Reiter, an SPD member, will not welcome Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) during his campaign visit on Saturday, citing personal integrity and past doubts about Scholz's suitability as Chancellor candidate, preferring Boris Pistorius instead.
Munich Mayor to Skip Scholz Campaign Visit
Munich's Mayor Dieter Reiter, an SPD member, will not welcome Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) during his campaign visit on Saturday, citing personal integrity and past doubts about Scholz's suitability as Chancellor candidate, preferring Boris Pistorius instead.
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48% Bias Score
German Election: Limited Coalition Options Force Potential SPD-Union Talks
Following a heated final Bundestag debate, the limited coalition options available to the Union party in Germany's upcoming election necessitate potential negotiations with the SPD, regardless of election results; Scholz's strategy of demonizing Merz has shown limited effectiveness.
German Election: Limited Coalition Options Force Potential SPD-Union Talks
Following a heated final Bundestag debate, the limited coalition options available to the Union party in Germany's upcoming election necessitate potential negotiations with the SPD, regardless of election results; Scholz's strategy of demonizing Merz has shown limited effectiveness.
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68% Bias Score
German Election Debates Spark Conflicting Poll Results
Ahead of Germany's February 23rd Bundestag election, televised debates between Scholz (SPD) and Merz (CDU), followed by Habeck (Grüne) and Weidel (AfD), are shaping public opinion. Conflicting polls show varied reactions, with one showing 41% wanting the FDP out of the Bundestag.
German Election Debates Spark Conflicting Poll Results
Ahead of Germany's February 23rd Bundestag election, televised debates between Scholz (SPD) and Merz (CDU), followed by Habeck (Grüne) and Weidel (AfD), are shaping public opinion. Conflicting polls show varied reactions, with one showing 41% wanting the FDP out of the Bundestag.
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64% Bias Score
German Election Debate: Scholz and Merz Clash on Migration and Economy
In Germany's first televised election debate, Chancellor Scholz (SPD) and CDU leader Merz clashed over migration, the economy, and Germany's global role, engaging in personal attacks while highlighting policy differences; the debate's impact on the close election remains uncertain with many undecide...
German Election Debate: Scholz and Merz Clash on Migration and Economy
In Germany's first televised election debate, Chancellor Scholz (SPD) and CDU leader Merz clashed over migration, the economy, and Germany's global role, engaging in personal attacks while highlighting policy differences; the debate's impact on the close election remains uncertain with many undecide...
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52% Bias Score
Scholz and Merz Clash on Defense Spending and Economic Policy in German Election Debate
During a televised debate, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and CDU challenger Friedrich Merz engaged in a heated exchange over defense spending, economic policy, and migration, highlighting their differing approaches and the challenges ahead for Germany's political and economic future.
Scholz and Merz Clash on Defense Spending and Economic Policy in German Election Debate
During a televised debate, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and CDU challenger Friedrich Merz engaged in a heated exchange over defense spending, economic policy, and migration, highlighting their differing approaches and the challenges ahead for Germany's political and economic future.
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40% Bias Score
German Academics Issue Contrasting Election Endorsements
Ahead of the German Bundestag elections, two distinct calls to action emerged: sixty academics and journalists mostly affiliated with the SPD urged voters to support Olaf Scholz; several hundred others endorsed the Left party, highlighting its oppositional role and the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung.
German Academics Issue Contrasting Election Endorsements
Ahead of the German Bundestag elections, two distinct calls to action emerged: sixty academics and journalists mostly affiliated with the SPD urged voters to support Olaf Scholz; several hundred others endorsed the Left party, highlighting its oppositional role and the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung.
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44% Bias Score
SPD Faces Crushing Defeat in Dortmund Amidst Economic Uncertainty
In Dortmund, Germany, the SPD, historically strong among workers, faces declining support before the February 23 election due to industrial change, the rise of the Greens and AfD, and voter dissatisfaction with the government's handling of economic issues. Polls show the SPD at only 16% support.
SPD Faces Crushing Defeat in Dortmund Amidst Economic Uncertainty
In Dortmund, Germany, the SPD, historically strong among workers, faces declining support before the February 23 election due to industrial change, the rise of the Greens and AfD, and voter dissatisfaction with the government's handling of economic issues. Polls show the SPD at only 16% support.
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40% Bias Score
SPD Criticizes Schleswig-Holstein's Lack of Defense Technology Strategy
Schleswig-Holstein's SPD opposition criticized the state government's lack of a concrete defense technology strategy following the fifth summit on February 4th, 2025, highlighting 8,364 direct jobs in the sector and accusing the government of relying on collaborations and appeals to the federal gove...
SPD Criticizes Schleswig-Holstein's Lack of Defense Technology Strategy
Schleswig-Holstein's SPD opposition criticized the state government's lack of a concrete defense technology strategy following the fifth summit on February 4th, 2025, highlighting 8,364 direct jobs in the sector and accusing the government of relying on collaborations and appeals to the federal gove...
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40% Bias Score
German Election: Economy and AfD Influence Dominate Debate
In Germany's upcoming federal election on February 23, economic concerns and the potential influence of the far-right AfD are dominating the race. Chancellor Scholz and CDU leader Merz clashed in their first televised debate, with 37% of viewers seeing Scholz as the winner, while polls predict a CDU...
German Election: Economy and AfD Influence Dominate Debate
In Germany's upcoming federal election on February 23, economic concerns and the potential influence of the far-right AfD are dominating the race. Chancellor Scholz and CDU leader Merz clashed in their first televised debate, with 37% of viewers seeing Scholz as the winner, while polls predict a CDU...
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40% Bias Score
Winkler Critiques German Asylum Policy, Favors Institutional Approach
Historian Winkler, in a Spiegel Online article, criticizes Germany's Green and SPD parties for their asylum policies, arguing they've led to negative consequences and advocating for a shift from a subjective to an institutional asylum right, a view closer to CDU leader Merz's position but contested ...
Winkler Critiques German Asylum Policy, Favors Institutional Approach
Historian Winkler, in a Spiegel Online article, criticizes Germany's Green and SPD parties for their asylum policies, arguing they've led to negative consequences and advocating for a shift from a subjective to an institutional asylum right, a view closer to CDU leader Merz's position but contested ...
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56% Bias Score
Schleswig-Holstein Parties See Membership Surge Before Federal Election
Before the German federal election, several parties in Schleswig-Holstein saw a membership surge, most notably the SPD with a two-day increase equivalent to a typical month's growth, while the CDU gained 92 members and Die Linke doubled its membership to 2000.
Schleswig-Holstein Parties See Membership Surge Before Federal Election
Before the German federal election, several parties in Schleswig-Holstein saw a membership surge, most notably the SPD with a two-day increase equivalent to a typical month's growth, while the CDU gained 92 members and Die Linke doubled its membership to 2000.
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44% Bias Score
FDP Proposes Compromise on Migration Policy to Counter AfD
The FDP proposes integrating the failed Union "inflow limitation law" into the CEAS reform to secure passage with support from a broader democratic center before the Bundestag election, aiming to counter the AfD's gains.
FDP Proposes Compromise on Migration Policy to Counter AfD
The FDP proposes integrating the failed Union "inflow limitation law" into the CEAS reform to secure passage with support from a broader democratic center before the Bundestag election, aiming to counter the AfD's gains.
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44% Bias Score