German satirical political party
ZDF Political Barometer: A good two-thirds see the AfD as a threat to democracy: In a survey, more than half of respondents expressed openness to case-by-case ...
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Parliamentary election in Latvia: Andris Kulbergs' ruling party clearly in the lead
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Key FactsVereinigte Liste decisively wins Latvia’s parliamentary election
Oct 4, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
- Vereinigte Liste won 35.3 percent and 42 of 100 seats, the best result for a party since 1991.
- Kulbergs campaigned for defense spending above five percent of economic output and continued support for Ukraine.
- Latvia First doubled its result to 13.1 percent, becoming the second-strongest force ahead of Sovereign Power/New Latvians.
- Six parties cleared the five-percent threshold; the National Alliance, holding ten seats, offered to continue the government’s work.
Disillusionment and indifference are dangerous for the democratic foundations of our country.— President Rinkēvičs, after congratulating the election winner
LEFT IN POWER? After a resounding election victory – Gregor Gysi now sees a problem for the party
"FCKAFD" sticker on laptop: Insult in the Goslar council?: A sticker causes a stir: AfD parliamentary group leader Dirk Straten feels provoked by the sign ...
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Missing in Lübeck: Police search for 41-year-old man
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Friesland hat einen neuen Landrat: Rolf Neuhaus (parteilos) hat sich im ersten Wahldurchgang mit 57,48 Prozent gegen Sibylle Raquet (FDP) und Jan Ole Möller ... Show more
OpinionNach AfD-Wahlsieg in Sachsen-Anhalt: Mit dieser Strategie schlägt man die Partei: In Sachsen-Anhalt haben sich fast alle Parteien an der AfD abgearbeitet – genau ...
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Saxony-Anhalt state election: These parties are running on Sunday: Which parties are running in the Saxony-Anhalt state election this coming Sunday? Here you can ...
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District administrator candidate Jan Ole Möller: With strategy, economic expertise, and a dose of satire to the district office
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Not a single AfD election poster in Salzwedel - | Party announces legal action: Not a single AfD election poster is hanging in Salzwedel. According to Member of ...
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Parties in the Berlin election: These are the biggest of the small parties.: Numerous small parties are also running in the Berlin election. Who really has a ...
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Local elections in Bückeburg 2026: These candidates, parties and lists are running
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Green light for chat monitoring in the EU Parliament: Despite fierce criticism, the EU Parliament is pushing through chat monitoring. Mass scans of private chats ...
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Key FactsEU Parliament Narrowly Extends Voluntary Chat Scanning
Jul 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The EU Parliament narrowly approved prolonging an exception that permits voluntary scanning of unencrypted user content by online platforms.
- This exception remains valid until the Council either accepts the text unchanged or the mediation committee intervenes within three months.
- Encrypted communications via messengers like Signal and WhatsApp are explicitly excluded from the scanning rules.
- Opponents condemn the decision as a setback for privacy and civil rights, despite a parliamentary majority opposing mass surveillance.
That is a black day for civil rights and child protection on the internet. Under the pretext of child protection, Zuckerberg and Co. are now being allowed to continue monitoring private communications on their platforms in Europe.— Erik Marquardt, Green Party member of the leading Committee for Civil Liberties in the European Parliament
Count Binface, Sonneborn, Zelensky: When Satire Becomes Politics: They demand free beer, the nationalization of pop stars, or two sunsets a day ...
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Gregor Gysi and Martin Sonneborn want to change the zeitgeist - | why the evening in Göttingen resonates
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Paid articlePaywall Shooting festival and chancellor debate: These are the events of the week in Duderstadt, the Eichsfeld region and the surrounding area
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Saarbrücken: 8 parties approved for the regional association election - | one fails
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Augsburg Puppet Theater adapts "The Rainbow Fish" with stars like Bjarne Mädel: The Augsburg Puppet Theater became famous with children's book characters ...
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Lüneburg: "The Party" candidate wants to pump out Kreidebergsee and sell it to Coca-Cola
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The Doctors in Dresden: Advance ticket sales for film nights start July 1st: New highlight at next year's Dresden Film Nights: The Doctors will be performing ...
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26 parties are allowed to run in the Berlin election
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With these candidates, the PARTEI aims to enter a local council, the city council, and the district council in Hildesheim.
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Die Ärzte are coming to Dortmund—three times!: Die Ärzte are coming to Dortmund with their “One Goosebump After Another! – Tour 2027.” There are three dates at ...
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Two concerts at the ZAG Arena: Die Ärzte are coming back to Hanover
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Six times in North Rhine-Westphalia: Die Ärzte will go on an arena tour in 2027 - | When tickets will be available
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The Doctors are coming to Hamburg: Double show “with Täterätä” at the Barclays Arena
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Rush for "Die Ärzte" leaves many Erfurt fans disappointed: The band "Die Ärzte" is going on tour and will be coming to Erfurt for a double concert.
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In Marburg, Martin Sonneborn and Gregor Gysi engaged in the "Chancellor Duel of Hearts"
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Martin Sonneborn amuses and insults his audience in Heidelberg: The cleanup crew was in town: Political satirist Martin Sonneborn honors, amuses ...
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Volt, Animal Welfare Party and The Party form parliamentary group in Kassel: With the new three-member TVP parliamentary group, there will be seven parliamentary ...
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Local elections: CDU becomes strongest party in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district council
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Glyphosate causes controversy in the discussion on sustainability for future generations
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Wrong topic: Sonneborn's plea for freedom of expression in the EU Parliament: Between child protection and a flood of lawsuits: Why Martin Sonneborn's ...
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District administrator election in Friesland: “Why not?” – Jan Ole Möller runs for “Die PARTEI”
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Die PARTEI is running with a satirical platform and 21 candidates.: Die PARTEI is launching its election campaign with provocative demands. The program ranges ...
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The party wants to concrete over the Main River and tear down the new old town: The party “Die Partei” presents its program for the local elections in Frankfurt ...
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🗳️ It's now official: A total of around 1,900 candidates will be running in the local elections on March 15. They are running for: ➡️ 15 lists of ... Show more
Local elections (city council, local advisory board, and foreign residents' advisory board elections) 2026
Local elections (city council, local advisory board, and foreign residents' advisory board elections) 2026
Martin Sonneborn in Tübingen: “I’ll just take the money – | that’s my greatest success”
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On Shrove Thursday: Large taxis will take revelers from Spalt to Roth free of charge.
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Anyone looking for a (more or less) romantic adventure can dive into #Nachtleben - | or go bar hopping for singles. Also in #Tübingen : Martin Sonneborn and Florian ... Show more
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Event tips: What's on in Tübingen this weekend?: Anyone looking for a (more or less) romantic adventure can dive into the nightlife - | or go bar hopping for ...
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Satirist in Osnabrück: "Are you pro-Russian, Mr. Sonneborn?": From satirist to populist: Martin Sonneborn performed at the embassy and at the Ursulaschule ...
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Debate about renaming Johannes-Dyba-Allee in Fulda is gaining momentum again: The renaming of Johannes-Dyba-Allee in Fulda is likely to be hotly debated again ...
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District council election 2026: All candidate lists approved in East Hesse: In den osthessischen Kreisen Fulda, Vogelsberg, Main-Kinzig und Hersfeld-Rotenburg ...
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Berliners are mocking Lake Constance - | here's our response: "Why it's a good thing that Lake Constance is disappearing," writes the taz from distant ...
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Baden-Württemberg state election - These 21 parties are approved: The state election committee has approved all submitted state lists. For the first time ...
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Martin Sonneborn in an interview: "Chat monitoring yes, but only for Ursula von der Leyen."
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These nine candidates are approved for the state election in the Tübingen constituency - | Tübingen District - | Reutlinger General-Anzeiger - | gea.de
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"You honk, we drink": The PARTEI Roth demonstrates for the closure of railroad crossings
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State election in Baden-Württemberg: 21 parties are allowed to run: On March 8, Baden-Württemberg will elect a new state parliament. On Friday, January 9 ...
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14 parties and groups want to run in the local elections in Kassel: The ballot papers will be significantly longer in the election on March 15 than in 2021 ...
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These nine candidates want to run in the Tübingen constituency for the state election - | Tübingen district - | Reutlinger General-Anzeiger - | gea.de
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Sonneborn: Von der Leyen has made the EU more and more like Ukraine: Martin Sonneborn and Claudia Latour on corruption in Brussels and Kiev and why some things ...
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No joke: These anti-politicians now sit in Steinhagen's town hall.: In the election, Die PARTEI received almost ten percent of the votes in some districts in ...
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Martin Sonneborn in Bielefeld: "I can rail against anything I don't like": The well-known satirist and EU politician will perform in Bielefeld on December ...
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Mehr Mehrwertsteuer für Armee: Das sagen die Parteien zur Idee: Die Mehrheit der Parteipräsidenten lehnt zusätzliche Steuern für die Armee ab ...
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Before party conference: The Greens should dare to do more like Kretschmann: Straubing (ots) - | The CDU/CSU and SPD are lurching from one dispute to the next ...
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Augsburg Puppet Theater launches a short film web series - | with voices of Bela B. and Torsten Sträter
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What's next in the pension dispute? "What now, Mr. Söder?" on ZDF: Mainz (ots) - | The black-red federal government is facing its next major test ...
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Wagenknecht steps down as BSW leader and announces successor: Sahra Wagenknecht will no longer serve as party leader of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance ...
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AfD and Russia - | Intellectually shameful trivialization of Putin: Straubing (ots) - | It's truly astonishing: While Russia's tanks are laying waste to ...
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"Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung" (Heidelberg) on the US elections: Heidelberg (ots) - | Almost a year after Donald Trump's election victory, the US Democrats have ...
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Göttingen Literature Festival: Ärzte musician Bela B presents his book "Fun" about abuse of power
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Paid articlePaywall “Creepy”: Politician leaves the CDU and makes serious accusations against Merz: After more than 30 years, a Hamburg resident is leaving the CDU ...
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"War Commissioner": Martin Sonneborn mocks EU plans for armaments and drone defense
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80 Years of the CSU - | Home, Future and Innovation / "Federal Political Aspirations with European Responsibility...
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Chancellor's duel of the hearts: Gysi versus Sonneborn in Gifhorn's town hall
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Right-wing populist in the lead: Czechia threatens to change course – towards Russia
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Three rabbits as traffic light men?: Everyone knows the feeling: You stand at a traffic light and patiently wait until the red traffic light man disappears and ...
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Theater Rambazamba in financial trouble: Celebrities from Bela B to Nina Hoss demand help.
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Paid articlePaywall Great interest and protest at debate with Martin Sonneborn and Holger Friedrich: “War and Peace” was discussed at the Babylon cinema on Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße in ...
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Martin Sonneborn, Holger Friedrich, and others on stage at Babylon in Berlin.: On Friday, various participants discuss “War and Peace” at the Babylon cinema.
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Christian Oliver (†) and children on "X-Factor: The Unbelievable": In "X-Factor," Christian Oliver (†51) plays his final role - | together with his daughters ...
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Interview with Sibylle Berg and Martin Sonneborn: “Imagine it's war – and you still think”
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Reading by Bela B Felsenheimer in Kiel: No media welcome: Three readings in Kiel, but the media are not welcome: According to the Kiel Metro cinema in the castle ...
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