German cities pull plug on ‘too costly’ Christmas lights
Several German cities have scaled back or scrapped traditional Christmas illuminations this year, citing soaring costs and strained municipal budgets as the festive…
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Wife of Lufthansa CEO allegedly involved in fatal car incident in Sardinia
The wife of the CEO of German national airline Lufthansa, Carsten Spohr, has been accused of running over and killing a young woman in Porto Cervo, on Sardinia’s…
Berlin court allows petition that would limit private car use to 12 rides per year
The constitutional court of Berlin has green lighted a planned citizens’ petition to limit drastically the use of private cars in the German capital, including…
German CDU members rally against coalition with hard-left leader Wagenknecht
A group of 40 German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) politicians have expressed opposition to co-operating with the hard-left populist party of Sahra Wagenknecht…
German leftist party leader Wagenknecht attacked with paint at campaign rally
The leader of Germany's Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) was attacked with pink paint on Thursday at a campaign rally in the Eastern German state of Thuringia, where…
Strip failed asylum seekers of social benefits, demands Germany left-wing politician
Migrants who have their asylum claims rejected should not receive any social benefits, Germany's left-wing politician Sahra Wagenknecht said.
Between AfD and Wagenknecht, political change sweeps Saxony
Saxony, Germany A wave of political change is sweeping Germany's state of Saxony.
If mainstream German politics fragments further, would it help the CDU?
As Germans appear to grow more disillusioned with mainstream parties, WerteUnion's (Values Union) launch means the country has seen two new populist parties form…
German firebrand launches left-wing rival to AfD
Named after herself, the long-rumoured Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has been billed as a major threat to the right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party…
Germany’s Die Linke group ‘will soon dissolve’: party defector
Germany's Die Linke parliamentary group will not last much longer, according to an MP who recently defected from the party.
Die Linke boss resigns amid infighting and dire poll results
Dietmar Bartsch, one of the two parliamentary co-leaders of the German Die Linke party, has announced he will resign before the end of September.
German hard-left party Die Linke looks set for self-destruction
The looming rift has been fuelled by the potential dawn of a new competitor formed by its ousted former leader Sahra Wagenknecht.