SPD Unveils Sweeping Social and Economic Reforms
The SPD's platform includes significant social spending increases (free school lunches, increased minimum wage), tax reforms (cuts for 95% of taxpayers, increased taxes on high earners), and immigration policies emphasizing skilled labor.
SPD Unveils Sweeping Social and Economic Reforms
The SPD's platform includes significant social spending increases (free school lunches, increased minimum wage), tax reforms (cuts for 95% of taxpayers, increased taxes on high earners), and immigration policies emphasizing skilled labor.
Progress
64% Bias Score
Germany Election: CDU/CSU Leads with Tax Cuts, Stricter Immigration
Germany's CDU/CSU bloc leads in polls with a platform promising tax cuts and stricter immigration, but faces challenges due to the country's "debt brake" and potential high implementation costs; other parties propose different approaches to fiscal policy, immigration, and social welfare.
Germany Election: CDU/CSU Leads with Tax Cuts, Stricter Immigration
Germany's CDU/CSU bloc leads in polls with a platform promising tax cuts and stricter immigration, but faces challenges due to the country's "debt brake" and potential high implementation costs; other parties propose different approaches to fiscal policy, immigration, and social welfare.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Lindner Calls for Deregulation Amidst German Government Crisis
Former German Finance Minister Christian Lindner called for radical deregulation, including eliminating federal agencies, amidst a government crisis that is likely to lead to snap elections in February, where the far-right AfD is expected to become the second or third largest party.
Lindner Calls for Deregulation Amidst German Government Crisis
Former German Finance Minister Christian Lindner called for radical deregulation, including eliminating federal agencies, amidst a government crisis that is likely to lead to snap elections in February, where the far-right AfD is expected to become the second or third largest party.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Berlin: Far-Right Attack on SPD Campaigners
Four men from Halle attacked two SPD members in Berlin on Saturday, causing serious injuries; three are in custody, and one is released with conditions. The incident involved Nazi slurs and assaults on police officers, highlighting growing far-right extremism.
Berlin: Far-Right Attack on SPD Campaigners
Four men from Halle attacked two SPD members in Berlin on Saturday, causing serious injuries; three are in custody, and one is released with conditions. The incident involved Nazi slurs and assaults on police officers, highlighting growing far-right extremism.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Merz Predicts SPD Gains, Union Seeks Broader Voter Base
Union chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz expects the SPD to gain further ground before the general election, reaching about 16-17%, while the Union aims to expand its voter base beyond its core constituency. He highlights disagreements with the CSU on potential coalition partners and defends the Un...
Merz Predicts SPD Gains, Union Seeks Broader Voter Base
Union chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz expects the SPD to gain further ground before the general election, reaching about 16-17%, while the Union aims to expand its voter base beyond its core constituency. He highlights disagreements with the CSU on potential coalition partners and defends the Un...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Far-Right Attack on SPD Members in Berlin
Four young men from outside Berlin attacked SPD members at a Berlin information stand, injuring several people including police officers, after attending a far-right demonstration that was met with a much larger counter-demonstration.
Far-Right Attack on SPD Members in Berlin
Four young men from outside Berlin attacked SPD members at a Berlin information stand, injuring several people including police officers, after attending a far-right demonstration that was met with a much larger counter-demonstration.
Progress
56% Bias Score
SPD Unveils Election Program: Tax Cuts, Defense Spending, and Increased Investment
Ahead of Germany's February 23rd election, Chancellor Scholz and the SPD unveiled their election program, focusing on tax relief for 95% of taxpayers, including a reduced VAT on food and a âŹ15 minimum wage, along with substantial investments in defense and infrastructure, funded by tax increases on ...
SPD Unveils Election Program: Tax Cuts, Defense Spending, and Increased Investment
Ahead of Germany's February 23rd election, Chancellor Scholz and the SPD unveiled their election program, focusing on tax relief for 95% of taxpayers, including a reduced VAT on food and a âŹ15 minimum wage, along with substantial investments in defense and infrastructure, funded by tax increases on ...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Germany's Snap Election: Economic Crisis and Political Uncertainty
Germany is holding snap elections on February 23, 2025, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote. Major parties, including the SPD, CDU/CSU, Greens, and FDP, are presenting their election platforms focusing on economic recovery and social programs, amid a backdrop of political infighting ...
Germany's Snap Election: Economic Crisis and Political Uncertainty
Germany is holding snap elections on February 23, 2025, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote. Major parties, including the SPD, CDU/CSU, Greens, and FDP, are presenting their election platforms focusing on economic recovery and social programs, amid a backdrop of political infighting ...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Right-Wing Extremists Attack SPD Members in Berlin
Four young men from Halle, allegedly motivated by right-wing extremism, attacked SPD members at a Berlin train station on Saturday, injuring several police officers and one SPD member. Three are in custody.
Right-Wing Extremists Attack SPD Members in Berlin
Four young men from Halle, allegedly motivated by right-wing extremism, attacked SPD members at a Berlin train station on Saturday, injuring several police officers and one SPD member. Three are in custody.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Merz Predicts SPD Electoral Gains, Outlines CDU Strategy
CDU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz predicts the SPD will gain more support before the German federal election, potentially reaching 20 percent, while the Union, despite having its core voters, needs to reach out to undecided voters to secure a win. He also comments on the financing of the CDU's...
Merz Predicts SPD Electoral Gains, Outlines CDU Strategy
CDU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz predicts the SPD will gain more support before the German federal election, potentially reaching 20 percent, while the Union, despite having its core voters, needs to reach out to undecided voters to secure a win. He also comments on the financing of the CDU's...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Recurring Pattern: Premature Ends of SPD Chancellorships in Post-War Germany
The early ends of four SPD chancellorshipsâWilly Brandt (1974), Helmut Schmidt (1982), Gerhard Schröder (2005), and Olaf Scholz (2024)âreveal a recurring pattern linked to economic crises, internal party conflicts, and the rise of neoliberalism, challenging the SPD's ability to maintain power.
Recurring Pattern: Premature Ends of SPD Chancellorships in Post-War Germany
The early ends of four SPD chancellorshipsâWilly Brandt (1974), Helmut Schmidt (1982), Gerhard Schröder (2005), and Olaf Scholz (2024)âreveal a recurring pattern linked to economic crises, internal party conflicts, and the rise of neoliberalism, challenging the SPD's ability to maintain power.
Progress
52% Bias Score
SPD Proposes Expanded Parental Leave and Enhanced Maternity Protection in Election Program
The SPD's proposed election program expands German parental leave benefits to 18 months, increases the payout to 80 percent of net income for a flexible six-month period (if shared equally), adjusts minimum and maximum benefit amounts, extends post-parental leave job protection to three months, and ...
SPD Proposes Expanded Parental Leave and Enhanced Maternity Protection in Election Program
The SPD's proposed election program expands German parental leave benefits to 18 months, increases the payout to 80 percent of net income for a flexible six-month period (if shared equally), adjusts minimum and maximum benefit amounts, extends post-parental leave job protection to three months, and ...
Progress
44% Bias Score