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Free Voters State Assembly: Aiwanger attacks the CDU/CSU: In his speech in Günzburg, Hubert Aiwanger not only attacks the black-red federal government ...
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Bavaria Trend: According to a poll, the CSU and Free Voters must fear for their majority.
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Key FactsBayerntrend: CSU slips as AfD reaches record high
2 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- Days before its party congress, the CSU drops three points to 36 percent, its lowest result since September 2023.
- The AfD gains two points to 21 percent, its highest-ever result measured by Infratest dimap in Bavaria.
- The CSU and Free Voters would reach 45 percent together, while AfD, Greens and SPD would total 44 percent.
- For the Bayerntrend, Infratest dimap surveyed 1,207 eligible voters by phone and online from October 12 to 17.
Heating costs will rise in 2026: Hubert Aiwanger demands relief: Inflation is at its highest level in three years. Experts expect heating oil prices to rise by ...
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Bavaria Poll: Söder Reaches Highest Approval Ratings in Years: The percentage of those dissatisfied with Markus Söder’s work was last lower nearly two years ago ...
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Official puma hunt: Aiwanger, Söder and the fantastic Halali - | a thought experiment
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Der Blick hinter die Fassaden der Bürgerhäuser in der Altperverstraße lohnt sich, denn sie beheimaten über 500 Jahre Stadtgeschichte ... Show more
OpinionSeevetal: CDU candidate Weede accuses party of "lies" after election defeat: Surprise in Seevetal: Timo Röntsch (Free Voters) wins the runoff election for mayor ...
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Trier-Land: Christoph Biegel is the new mayor of Trier-Land: The mayoral election is over: Christoph Biegel (CDU) and incumbent Michael Holstein (Free Voters) ...
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Aiwanger calls for faster progress in the defense industry: The sector is booming, and the Bavarian economy is profiting. But the federal government could help ...
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Fuel prices: Bavaria wants to overturn the noon rule: The Free State of Bavaria intends to approve the application from Schleswig-Holstein in the Federal Council ...
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"AfD is devouring the CDU/CSU" - | and the Left Party is in power: Aiwanger draws conclusions about the election and explains Bavaria's peculiarity
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North Rhine-Westphalia state election 2027: Free Voters nominate Grimm and Born in Siegen-Wittgenstein
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Siegen-Wittgenstein District: FDP and Free Voters nominate candidates for the state election
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Sunday poll GMS for the federal election • AfD 30% | CDU/CSU 20% | Greens 14% | SPD 11% | The Left 11% | FDP 4% | BSW 3% | Free Voters 1% | Other 6% ➤ ... Show more
Election polls for the German federal election
Sunday Question - | GMS (election polls on the federal election)
Election polls for the German federal election
Sunday Question - | GMS (election polls on the federal election)
Next step “Tax on pretzels”: Aiwanger lashes out sarcastically at Klingbeil’s sugar tax
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Gillamoos: Söder sees AfD in the lead in government formation in Magdeburg: At the political Gillamoos festival, there was plenty of criticism again ...
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Local elections in Wangerland: "Fear stoked and panic spread" - | Free Voters criticize Green Party election campaign
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State election in Saxony-Anhalt 2026: | "Sensational" to "disastrous": Reactions from Bavaria on the election
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“Absolutely absurd”: Bavaria investigates fuel tank violations - | Aiwanger stunned by “pure madness”
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12 o'clock rule at gas stations: 'Federal government is utterly embarrassing itself'
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Hubert Aiwanger: New investigations against former teacher: Three years ago, Free Voters leader Hubert Aiwanger weathered the storm of accusations related to a ...
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Key FactsNew proceedings target former teacher in Aiwanger case
Aug 10, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: merkur.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: merkur.de
- The former teacher allegedly showed the antisemitic leaflet at a July 2023 school-leavers’ reunion and discussed details from the school’s disciplinary committee concerning Hubert Aiwanger, according to Regensburg prosecutors.
- An earlier investigation against the teacher was closed in July 2024 because the alleged transfer of the leaflet to Süddeutsche Zeitung could not be proven.
- According to the available information, the new investigation was prompted by a criminal complaint from a former student in the 1998 graduating class, while the Education Ministry authorized prosecution for possible disclosure of official secrets.
- The disciplinary proceedings are currently suspended because of the parallel investigation; an adverse outcome could lead to a reduction or complete loss of the teacher’s pension, while the presumption of innocence remains in force.
unrestricted presumption of innocence— The Regensburg Public Prosecutor's Office emphasized that the investigations are not yet concluded and that the accused is entitled to an unrestricted presumption of innocence.
Augsburg: Former Free Voters member apparently sympathizes with the AfD: Ferdinand Traub once wanted to be elected to the Bavarian State Parliament for the Free ...
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The new Düsseldorf city council: The loudest voices from the back row: After the 2025 local elections, the Free Voters, the Animal Welfare Association ...
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Low gas storage levels: Winter filling target is becoming increasingly tighter: Low gas storage levels and rising gas prices are causing concern among ...
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"Catastrophic scenarios" also possible in Bavaria: Forest fire danger - | Aiwanger should act
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Radar station near Friesenried: Members of Parliament demand transparency and compensation from the German Armed Forces
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Key FactsLawmakers seek compensation over planned Arrow 3 radar
Aug 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: kreisbote.de
- Stephan Stracke (CSU) is asking the Bundeswehr for compensation and a binding commitment to cover measures securing Friesenried’s drinking-water supply.
- According to estimates by the building authority, around 15,000 trucks are expected to use existing roads and forest tracks to reach the construction site; Stracke is also seeking compensation for this.
- Bernhard Pohl, Stracke and Andreas Kaufmann asked the Bavarian State Chancellery for support and reportedly received positive signals; another meeting is scheduled for September.
- A neighborhood initiative that is still being formed has sent questions to politicians and Bundeswehr offices and is planning independent baseline measurements to assess possible later changes.
We feel subjected to arbitrariness, as in a dictatorship.— Theresa Felchner, initiator of the Friesenried neighborhood initiative, commenting on transparency and the handling of the radar project.
Rosalie Bock is running for district administrator for the Free Voters: The Free Voters of Schwalm-Eder have nominated Rosalie Bock as their candidate ...
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“That certainly sounds harsh”: Free Voters politician on the suspension of Freiberg’s mayor
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Paid articlePaywall Multi-million euro renovation of St. Martin's Church in Kaufbeuren to begin in 2027
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Term in the Bavarian State Parliament: Bernhard Pohl takes stock at the halfway point
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Digital Minister Mehring wants an alliance between the Free Voters and the FDP: An alliance between Wolfgang Kubicki (FDP) and Hubert Aiwanger (FW)? Here ...
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Dispute over parliamentary group subsidies: One party waives them after the budget crisis, others refuse
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Paid articlePaywall After leaving the BSW: What Thomas Geisel has left now: The former mayor has left his party, but remains as a member of the European Parliament ...
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CSU Minister Scharf demands a women's quota "at all levels of the party": Die bayerische Familienministerin will mehr Frauen in politische Ämter bringen ...
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Kulmbach - | Hubert Aiwanger as conductor at the Beer Week: Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger was a guest at the Kulmbach Beer Week again on Wednesday ...
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Paid articlePaywallFormer TV judge Alexander Hold: "The state of our country worries me": Alexander Hold became known to millions through his courtroom show. Today ...
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Bavaria eliminates family and childcare allowance: Are higher daycare fees looming?
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Aiwanger: | "The otter will eventually have conquered all of Bavaria": More and more pond farmers and fishermen are complaining about immense damage caused by ...
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Bavarian Uniform Day: CSU and Free Voters plan day of action for emergency services
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Quierschied: Peter Wachs resigns his municipal council mandate for the Free Voters
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70 Years of Rural Youth - | Enthusiastic parade winds through Glotzdorf: An eventful anniversary celebration enters its final day - | and holds a surprise in ...
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Paid articlePaywall Aiwanger: Reforms lack the "tax policy breakthrough": Bavaria's Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger had hoped for more from the federal government's ...
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‘China’s model is flawed," top MEP says : In an interview with Euronews, German liberal MEP Engin Eroglu, chair of the European Parliament’s delegation for ...
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Miss Kerwa Election and much more - | The ultimate party weekend is coming to Glotzdorf
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Mayoral election 2026 in Bückeburg: Candidate Andreas Paul Schöniger in profile: In a personal profile: Andreas Paul Schöniger (Free Voters) is running again in ...
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Analysis after the mayoral election: How the Stutensee districts voted: In Stutensee, the figures show significant differences between the districts ...
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Paid articlePaywall OpinionFischbach: Council approves development plan for Netto: The Edeka Group rejects a possible alternative location for the planned supermarket ...
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Shop Closing Law: Bavaria does not want to extend Sunday shopping: Nationwide, there is discussion about extending Sunday shopping hours. In Bavaria, however ...
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Free State receives hardly any subsidies: Is wind power no longer worthwhile in Bavaria?
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Paid articlePaywall Rampage in Schongau: Students likely saved girl's life: After the suspected rampage in Schongau, Upper Bavaria, Minister of Education Anna Stolz (Free ...
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Key FactsSchool Attack in Schongau: Two Students Seriously Wounded
Jul 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
- Two 13-year-old female students were severely injured by a 16-year-old attacker wielding a knife at a Schongau gymnasium.
- The assailant carried a firearm and a knife, fired one shot that malfunctioned, and then attacked with the knife.
- Police and school staff subdued the suspect 17 minutes after the alarm, with several other students experiencing shock.
- The victims are now out of life-threatening condition, the suspect had prior psychiatric treatment, and the motive remains unknown.
The perpetrator approached the gym with a firearm and fired a shot that injured no one.— Said by Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) in Schongau on the evening.
Straubing's Competence Center for Renewable Resources celebrates 25th Anniversary
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Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs Aiwanger on energy and sustainability: Hubert Aiwanger promotes wind and solar energy in Bavaria and sees ...
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Paid articlePaywallAiwanger peddles conspiracy theories on “Maischberger”: According to Bavaria’s Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger, the Greens want to deliberately ...
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CDU and SPD oust AfD from the district council: With a joint list, the CDU and SPD secured six out of ten seats on the Vogelsberg district council ...
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"Are you all out of your minds?" ZDF faces a storm of outrage for a faux pas on Corpus Christi - | Aiwanger speechless
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Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger thinks the Metz Group in Theuern is really great
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Bicycle parking garage in Konstanz: Citizens' referendum to vote instead of city council
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Paid articlePaywall City Council vote: Free Voters demand swimsuit and ID checks at Augsburg outdoor swimming pools
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Upper Palatinate red deer with great genetic diversity: Hunters and associations from all over Germany met for an exchange at the Upper Palatinate Red Deer Days ...
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AfD, CDU, and Free Voters jointly cut funding for “Demokratie leben!” ... Show more
Ilm district in Thuringia: AfD, CDU and Free Voters jointly cut funding for "Democracy Live!" - | Video - | WELT
Ilm district in Thuringia: AfD, CDU and Free Voters jointly cut funding for "Democracy Live!" - | Video - | WELT
Aiwanger sees Germany "in the midst of deindustrialization" - "because that's what the left wants"
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Key FactsAiwanger Sounds Alarm on Germany’s Industrial Decline
May 25, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: op-online.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: op-online.de
- Hubert Aiwanger claims Germany faces deindustrialization driven by excessive energy costs and rising taxes.
- Automotive suppliers and energy-intensive chemical sectors are particularly losing competitiveness.
- Aiwanger attributes the crisis mainly to left-wing policies and flawed EU Commission decisions.
- The Free Voters present themselves as a centrist alternative amid growing support for the AfD.
That puts us in a Babylonian captivity, and we will continue to slip economically, because the Left wants it that way.— Hubert Aiwanger, in an interview with the Berliner Zeitung about Germany's deindustrialization and the Left's alleged role.
Incredible alliance: Free Voters and Greens fight against Reich's wind power plans
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Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg together for wind power: United against the shredding of the energy transition
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Key FactsGauweiler Proposes Alliance to Strengthen Conservatives
May 31, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- Peter Gauweiler advocates forming a conservative alliance between CSU and Free Voters to reinforce right-leaning majorities.
- The coalition aims to participate in federal, European, and state elections to counteract the fragmentation of the conservative camp.
- Gauweiler highlights the effective CSU-Free Voters partnership in Bavaria as a blueprint for other regions.
- Legal challenges remain, but the alliance could weaken the AfD and provide CSU with a strong national partner.
I've always been in favor of that. We should march separately and win together.— Peter Gauweiler, regarding the 1976 Trennungsbeschluss and the idea of a CSU/Free Voters alliance
Osterburg Mayor Schulz resigns from the Free Voters: Nico Schulz has announced his resignation from the party. His Seehausen counterpart, Rüdiger Kloth ...
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“No,” says Aiwanger in ESC talk about interest in the ESC: The Bavarian Deputy Minister-President Hubert Aiwanger answered the question on “hart aber fair” about ...
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OpinionThe cosmetics trade fights for mandatory master craftsman certification: The ►►cosmetics trade is committed to modernizing ►►training, standardizing it ...
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“A Hard Blow”: German Battery Manufacturer Closes Plant – Hundreds of Employees Affected
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Varta closes plant in Nördlingen: 350 jobs affected: Kurzarbeit, Stellenabbau, nun das Aus: Der Batteriehersteller Varta stellt in Nördlingen die ...
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Key FactsVarta Closes Plant, 350 Jobs Lost Amid Apple Shift
May 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: op-online.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: op-online.de
- Varta will close its Nördlingen factory because Apple is relocating AirPods battery manufacturing to China.
- The termination of Apple's contract results in 350 job losses during a challenging period for the company.
- Dependence on a single large client proved detrimental as Apple diversified suppliers and reduced orders from Varta.
- Varta and the works council aim to find socially responsible solutions, but the closure reflects ongoing financial and competitive pressures.
This eliminates the economic basis for the highly specialized production unit of VARTA Micro Production GmbH in Nördlingen and the related jobs.— A spokesperson for VARTA Micro Production GmbH, according to Bild