voluntary withdrawal of a politician from their party grouping. Intended as qualifier on P39 entries.
Dissatisfaction in the CDU: CDU district chairmen blame Merz for party resignations
zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2026-10/cdu-unzufriedenheit-basis-austritte-friedrich-merz-gxe
Party resignation: Left Party candidate from Siegen withdraws six months before the North Rhine-Westphalia election
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Surprising resignation: Rinteln AfD candidate Carsten Konczak leaves the party
szlz.de/lokales/schaumburg/rinteln/rintelner-afd-kandidat-carsten-konczak-verlaesst-partei-nach-kommunalwahl-in-schaumburg-G5SBITUM6JAYBEJ2FYFNIIJ3DU.html
PlayStation Plus Gamers Have Last Chance To Grab 2 10/10 Open-World Masterpieces: If you're a PS Plus subscriber, there's only a little time left for you to ...
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Government in crisis mode: Söder calls on CDU dissenters to leave the party: Disputes over pension and tax reform, poor results in the state elections: The ...
n-tv.de/politik/Soeder-fordert-CDU-Abweichler-zu-Parteiaustritt-auf-id31406134.html
Key FactsSöder urges possible CDU dissenters to leave party
Oct 12, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- In Magdeburg, the AfD candidate received four votes beyond AfD and BSW lawmakers combined; the other voters remain unknown.
- AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund is standing in December for election as minister-president of the state.
- In the state election in early September, the CDU lost nearly 20 percentage points in Saxony-Anhalt.
- Söder warned of instability and possible early elections if Friedrich Merz were challenged, while expressing support for him.
Whoever votes for the AfD won't have much of a future with us.— Markus Söder (CSU), in the ARD show Caren Miosga
CDU politician donates 10,000 euros to AfD and announces resignation from the party
az-online.de/altmark/seehausen/cdu-politiker-spendet-10-000-euro-an-afd-und-kuendigt-parteiaustritt-an-94531871.html
Interim chairman gone: AfD district association Goslar in permanent crisis: What will happen in the divided AfD district association Goslar after the departure ...
goslarsche.de/lokales/afd-goslar-fuehrungskrise-jelusic-austritt-777460.html
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Father of SPD Mayor Niedermaier leaves CSU after 45 years: Michael Niedermaier, the father of Bamberg's Mayor Sebastian Niedermaier, has announced his ...
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Söder calls on CDU dissenters to leave the party after the Magdeburg election: "Pretty shabby"
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Germany's AfD calls for end to support for Ukraine: Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) will launch a joint motion with the small far-left BSW ...
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Former AfD Candidate: No Penalty After Resigning Before Election: Former AfD candidate Fabien König will not face any legal consequences, even though his ...
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After scandals and leaving the party: Boris Palmer sees no chance of a ministerial post
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Crisis meeting told France's hardleft party behind school protests, says source: France's intelligence agencies briefed a government crisis meeting on Thursday ...
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Tavistock Times Gazette Oct 01
Meavy publicans confirms they are leaving : The landlords of a village pub have confirmed they are leaving the tenancy after hopes the pub could remain open ...
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Owners of Duke of Wellington in Norwich to leave pub: Kay and John Edwards, the landlords of the Duke of Wellington in Waterloo Road, Norwich ...
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Watford's Cother Arms management confirm departure: The management of a popular Watford pub have confirmed their departure amid a search for a new operator to ...
watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/26580672.watfords-cother-arms-management-confirm-departure/
Five takeaways from Germany's regional elections after far-right gains: Sunday's elections in two German states resulted in the defeat of the country's ruling ...
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After leaving the party, almost everyone courted him: Politician finds new partner
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Lippe Hospital terminates AfD candidate: This is what Svetlana Spirina says: Termination at the Lippe Clinic: Svetlana Spirina speaks exclusively about her AfD ...
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The Spectator Sep 15
Did demographics decide the Swedish election?: After four years in office, Sweden’s right-wing government appears to have lost its parliamentary majority in ...
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Sweden votes as far right eyes first place in government: Centre-left opposition is holding a narrow lead as Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing bloc ...
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Key FactsBSW says it will not oppose Siegmund in third ballot
Sep 7, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The BSW exceeded the five-percent threshold by 3525 second votes and entered the state parliament for the first time with five lawmakers.
- The CDU, SPD, Left Party and Greens hold 39 seats combined, matching the AfD’s total.
- On Monday, Schulze told Deutschlandfunk that the BSW would not vote against Siegmund in the third ballot.
- Instead, the BSW wants to propose a nonpartisan premier from Saxony-Anhalt governing with shifting majorities; the AfD rejects this model.
a very clear vote for an AfD Minister-President, and no games— Ulrich Siegmund (AfD); said ahead of a potential third vote for the Minister-President in Saxony-Anhalt
Change of faction in Simmern: Conflict in the SPD faction: "There is a rift": Astrid Bach and Kurt Faller have left the SPD faction in the Simmern city council ...
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Mail Online Sep 07
Ollie Watkins' wife Ellie's twin sister throws the WAG a leaving do as they celebrate 'new beginnings' ahead of her move to Saudi Arabia
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OpinionParty resignations at the BSW: Thuringia is Wagenknecht's pawn: Wagenknecht wanted to run an election campaign against "the established parties" in ...
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OpinionBSW: Wolf's break with Wagenknecht is understandable: With her resignation from the party, Katja Wolf pushes the BSW a further step towards political ...
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"Then it's no longer my CDU": Former Interior Minister threatens to leave the party if it cooperates with the AfD
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Key FactsStrobl Threatens CDU Exit Over AfD Cooperation
Aug 31, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- At Saxony-Anhalt’s state election on September 6, the AfD could emerge strongest according to current assessments; government formation remains uncertain.
- Strobl threatens to leave the CDU if it pursues cooperation after a possible AfD victory.
- Strobl and other CDU politicians cite Eugen Bolz’s history to warn against waiting too long in dealing with the AfD.
- Independent Tübingen mayor Boris Palmer suggested in late March that CDU-AfD cooperation in Saxony-Anhalt should at least be considered.
Then that is no longer my CDU.— Thomas Strobl (CDU), former Baden-Württemberg Interior Minister, said this to Table.Briefings about a possible CDU–AfD cooperation.
Resignations from the BSW: Is the Thuringian state government collapsing?: Things are getting heated between Sahra Wagenknecht and the Thuringian BSW state ...
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Yesh Atid MK Levy confirms he will not be on Knesset list, says he is not leaving party
jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-907190
Pub's plea after landlady moves on without leaving party booking details: The Balby pub is under new ownership
doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/pubs-plea-after-landlady-moves-on-without-leaving-party-booking-details-8928624
Green Party stalwart turns his back on the party: resignation after more than 40 years
soester-anzeiger.de/lokales/ense/gruenes-urgestein-kehrt-partei-den-ruecken-austritt-nach-mehr-als-40-jahren-94430043.html
Private school pupils leave Oxford South Park left in state: Slovenly private foreign language students have been accused of leaving an Oxford park in a poor ...
oxfordmail.co.uk/news/26431728.private-school-pupils-leave-oxford-south-park-left-state/
SNP attacks Burnham for leaving party out of talks on English social care: The party said it was unfair to be left out of discussions if they result in UK-wide ...
standard.co.uk/news/politics/snp-english-clare-haughey-nhs-burnham-b1291663.html
AfD: Ehrenfeld district representative leaves his party and becomes an independent candidate
rundschau-online.de/koeln/ehrenfeld/ehrenfeld/koeln-ehrenfeld-bezirksvertreter-helleckes-verlaesst-afd-1335712
Was Keir Starmer’s leaving party the boozy birth of a new Labour force?: A £10,000 bar tab was drunk, there was a ‘lot of anger’, and now ex-ministers are ...
theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/24/was-keir-starmers-leaving-party-the-boozy-birth-of-a-new-labour-force
Jarosław Kaczyński: More Than 30 MPs Have Resigned from the Party: "Around thirty-something MPs from our political camp have resigned from party membership ...
polanddaily24.com/jaroslaw-kaczynski-more-than-30-mps-have-resigned-from-the-party/poland-today/72428
"Dispensable, run-of-the-mill party": Former Tyrolean MP Margreiter leaves Neos: Johannes Margreiter justifies his departure from the party with the expulsion of ...
diepresse.com/39111463/verzichtbare-allerweltspartei-tiroler-ex-mandatar-margreiter-verlaesst
'You only have to say a little thing that gets up somebody's back, and you're going to be struck off the list'
Baroness Kennedy reveals to ... Show more
"After careful consideration": Resignation from party in the Gelsenkirchen City Council
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SP reform platform: Is dissolution imminent after Jositsch's departure?: After Daniel Jositsch's resignation from the party, the social-liberal wing of ...
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Paid articlePaywall Donald Trump's fragile coalition: "Carlson's departure from the party is a maneuver to exert pressure now."
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The CDU embarrasses itself - | and a first prominent party resignation is the result.
Ipswich Star Jun 17
Bucklesham Shannon Inn to close doors for final time: The Shannon Inn in Bucklesham will close for the final time Sunday after they brought forward their closing ...
ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26195528.bucklesham-shannon-inn-close-doors-final-time/
Zurich Council of States election 2027: Jositsch, Rickli, and Badran in focus: The Canton of Zurich will elect its representative to the Council of States in ...
nzz.ch/zuerich/jositsch-rickli-badran-in-zuerich-kommt-es-wohl-zum-staenderatsrennen-der-politischen-schwergewichte-wer-hat-die-besten-chancen-ld.10010024
Local politics: Eckhard Tietke leaves the Green Party amid a dispute: A local politician from Groß Breese has announced his resignation from the party ...
ejz.de/lokales/eckhard-tietke-verlaesst-streit-gruenen-id519438.html
Ipswich Star May 19
The Shannon Inn in Bucklesham moves closing date forward: The Shannon Inn in Bucklesham near Ipswich will be closing on Father's Day, two months sooner than ...
ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26115967.shannon-inn-bucklesham-moves-closing-date-forward/
Liverpool FC stars join Mo Salah for leaving party at city centre restaurant: Salah was joined by Arne Slot and Andy Robertson at Bacaro on Castle Street
liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/liverpool-fc-stars-join-mo-33941404
Mail Online May 07
Man City stars and their WAGs party at night club until 1.30am at captain Bernardo Silva's leaving party - while title rivals Arsenal are winning in the ...
dailymail.com/sport/football/article-15796425/Man-City-WAGs-Bernardo-Silva-leaving-party.html
Local elections 2026: Candidate from the Bückeburg Greens suddenly resigns from the party
szlz.de/lokales/schaumburg/bueckeburg/kommunalwahl-2026-kandidat-der-bueckeburger-gruenen-tritt-ploetzlich-aus-partei-aus-HQHUTBARWBHKNGAYPW3BXGUHHM.html
Man City stars and their Wags hit nightclub for Bernardo Silva’s leaving do as Etihad legend prepares to say goodbye
thesun.co.uk/sport/39023713/bernardo-silva-man-city-leaving-party-wags-glam/
Party resignation is official: Schwandorf's mayor terminates his CSU membership
mittelbayerische.de/lokales/landkreis-schwandorf/parteiaustritt-ist-fix-schwandorfs-oberbuergermeister-kuendigt-seine-csu-mitgliedschaft-21044887
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“I Wish Them The Best”: Kejriwal Reacts To Raghav Chadha, 6 Other MPs Leaving Party
Wiesbaden: Turbulence in the SPD before the first Biebrich local council meeting: A member leaving the SPD is causing conflict and turmoil before the inaugural ...
wiesbadener-kurier.de/lokales/wiesbaden/stadt-wiesbaden/turbulenzen-vor-der-ersten-biebricher-ortsbeiratssitzung-5598731
The Sentinel Apr 05
North Staffordshire pub shuts tonight for refurb: The current landlords are leaving after six months
stokesentinel.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/north-staffordshire-pub-shuts-tonight-10887738
"I felt at home on the pages of The Irish Times Magazine for the better part of 15 years," writes Róisín Ingle.
"That was until I flounced off ... Show more
Coronation Street legend Ashley Peacock speaks out on return: Steven Arnold, who joined Coronation Street in 1995 as Ashley Peacock, has responded to a potential ...
chesterstandard.co.uk/news/25982465.coronation-street-legend-ashley-peacock-speaks-return/
Party resignation: Brookmerland councilor leaves the CDU after 20 years: Heiko Poppinga is turning his back on the CDU in Brookmerland. What motivated him and ...
on-online.de/artikel/1644098/Brookmerlander-Ratsherr-verlaesst-die-CDU-nach-20-Jahren
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Wülfershausen/Bad Neustadt: After election fraud in Wülfershausen: Wolfgang Seifert is leaving the party, according to the CSU chairman of Lower Franconia.
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Osun lawmaker withdraws resignation from Accord hours after leaving party : An Osun lawmaker's resignation from the Accord Party was withdrawn hours later ...
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FDP party conference in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania begins with a party resignation
ostsee-zeitung.de/mecklenburg-vorpommern/parteitag-der-fdp-in-mv-beginnt-mit-einem-parteiaustritt-ILYULXHEAVF7RPNFVSFA3ILKBY.html
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BJP tried ‘vote chori’ in Haryana, says Congress, initiates action against 5 MLAs for cross-voting
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Controversy after party resignation - | Left Party members in Baden-Württemberg consider the "Zionism" resolution from Lower Saxony to be wrong
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After child pornography scandal: Left Party demands expulsion of former MP: Left Party trio: Parliamentary group leader Christian Schaft (back) and state ...
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Paid articlePaywall Antisemitism debate within the Left Party: Jan van Aken understands his resignation
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AfD Brandenburg restricts grassroots participation at party conferences: In the future, party conferences will regularly be limited to 500 participants ...
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Signal from Schüttorf: Will De Ridder be the third candidate?: Surely she won't? After leaving her party, Dr. Daniela De Ridder is fueling the district ...
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Paid articlePaywall Party resignation: Daniela De Ridder keeps her options open for candidacy for district administrator
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Ulrich Mädge: Comeback of Lüneburg's former mayor to the city council?: Ulrich Mädge, Lüneburg's former mayor, is rumored to be considering a comeback to ...
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Councillor leaves the Hildesheim Greens: There is a scenario that could lead to the collapse of the majority group
hildesheimer-allgemeine.de/meldung/ratsherr-verlaesst-die-hildesheimer-gruenen-es-gibt-es-ein-szenario-dass-zum-platzen-der-mehrheitsgruppe-fuehren-koennte.html
SPD on Reinhardt's departure from the party: The responsibility lies with him: The Springer SPD responds to councilman Bastian Reinhardt's departure from the ...
ndz.de/lokales/springe/spd-zu-reinhardts-parteiaustritt-verantwortung-liegt-bei-ihm-WFKTFHDZ65GH3HWW735BIEJLYM.html
Brandenburg: BSW ministers allegedly pressured to leave the party: BSW ministers leave the party after the coalition ends. The parliamentary group leader speaks ...
berliner-zeitung.de/news/bsw-austritt-von-mueller-und-tabbert-fraktion-greift-woidke-massiv-an-li.10013267
Key FactsBrandenburg Forms New Coalition Without Elections
Jan 6, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
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- Following the collapse of the SPD-BSW coalition, Woidke rejects new elections and seeks a partnership with the CDU.
- The departure of several BSW deputies ended the existing majority and dissolved the coalition's foundation.
- Woidke argues that urgent economic and energy challenges take precedence over holding elections, expecting little change from voting.
- Polls indicate a surge in AfD support while SPD and BSW decline, making fresh elections politically risky.
Do we really have the time to waste three, four, five months putting up posters?— Dietmar Woidke, Prime Minister of Brandenburg, poses this question in the Potsdam State Chancellery to justify his decision against new elections.
"Differing opinions": District election office rejects the Bavaria Party's candidate for district administrator and their list
merkur.de/lokales/ebersberg/ebersberg-ort28611/kreiswahlleitung-lehnt-kandidat-und-liste-der-bayernpartei-ab-94116001.html
Herbert Reul threatens to leave the party in the event of CDU-AfD cooperation: Herbert Reul draws clear boundaries: He wants to leave the CDU if he cooperates ...
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Key FactsHerbert Reul on Security Challenges and AfD Threat
Dec 23, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The increase in clan crime suspects results from intensified investigations revealing more offenses.
- Reul states police must allocate limited staff effectively and notes 20,000 new recruits since 2017.
- The 2015 Cologne New Year's Eve assaults profoundly impacted police strategies and public attitudes.
- Reul opposes cooperation with the AfD and stresses honest problem identification to restore public trust.
If my party thinks it needs to rethink that, then I'm out.— Herbert Reul, Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia, in an interview about the CDU's approach to the AfD.
Two Brandenburg ministers leave BSW: After the collapse of the coalition in Brandenburg, two BSW ministers are taking action. What motivated them to leave the ...
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After the coalition collapse: Two Brandenburg ministers leave BSW: Following the collapse of the coalition in Brandenburg, two BSW ministers are taking action ...
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