Paid articlePaywallAn amazing alliance between Seehofer and Giffey:
Horst Seehofer, Franziska Giffey and the SPD want the Democracy Promotion Act - the Union faction does not ...
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Paid articlePaywall Franziska Giffey: "The spirits that parts of the left summoned, they now cannot rid themselves of."
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Aigner to become Federal President - | now Seehofer speaks out: Former Minister-President Seehofer once persuaded his party colleague Ilse Aigner to move from ...
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Berlin: Giffey and Pistorius want to prevent a coalition with the Left Party: After lengthy exploratory talks between the Left Party, the Greens, and the SPD ...
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“Not at any price”: SPD resistance to Berlin coalition: In an open letter, numerous SPD members speak out against coalition negotiations with the Berlin Left ...
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Key FactsSPD appeal criticizes possible coalition with the Left in Berlin
Nov 2, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The signatories also include former Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and former SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel.
- In the appeal, signatories cite incidents related to antisemitism among their reasons for doubting the Berlin Left’s ability to govern.
- Six weeks after the Berlin election, the SPD, Greens and Left began coalition talks on Monday.
- The Left became the strongest party with 25.7% on September 20; lead candidate Elif Eralp could become its first governing mayor.
“We won’t be beaten down, and I won’t give up.”— Elif Eralp said this in response to criticism of her plans to govern in Berlin.
Paid articlePaywall OpinionFranziska Giffey on the Left Party: "They knew who they were getting involved with"
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Key FactsGiffey warns of consequences if Abed becomes Neukölln mayor
Nov 2, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Giffey said Abed should not become borough mayor if he publicly advocates positions she criticized.
- Abed has repeatedly faced criticism over antisemitism and hostility toward Israel; he allegedly called the mayor of Neukölln's Israeli partner community a perpetrator of genocide.
- Giffey said that during the 2025 federal election campaign, people at weddings and mosques repeatedly urged votes for the Left as pro-Gaza and anti-Israel.
- Giffey called Remmo and Ibrahim's visits to the Neukölln election party a deliberate display and says the party now faces pressure from that milieu.
They knew what they were getting themselves into.— Franziska Giffey, referring to the Berlin Left Party and the support it had received during the election campaign.
"Fundamental points of criticism": Franziska Giffey declines to participate in negotiations
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SPD judge candidate - | Brosius-Gersdorf: Seehofer warns against fake news from politicians
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Failed election of judge: Seehofer would have chosen Brosius-Gersdorf: Horst Seehofer was CSU leader, Minister President and 28 years in the Bundestag - he has ...
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Key FactsDeadlock in Karlsruhe Judicial Appointment Dispute
Jul 19, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Horst Seehofer supported SPD candidate Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, following CDU/CSU leadership recommendations.
- The judicial appointment was delayed as Union pressure against Brosius-Gersdorf intensified.
- Markus Söder doubts her chances and warns that politicization could harm the constitutional court.
- If the Bundestag fails to agree, the Bundesrat may decide, a move criticized by Green and Left politicians.
If the entire leadership of the CDU and CSU recommends a vote for a member of parliament, as has happened, I would have voted for her.— Horst Seehofer commented on the nomination of Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf as a constitutional judge.
Horst Seehofer: "Fatal mistake" - | Former Interior Minister blames Merkel for AfD's success
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Key FactsSeehofer Blames Merkel for AfD Rise
May 22, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Horst Seehofer labeled Merkel’s 2015 decision to open borders as a critical error that enabled the AfD’s parliamentary gains.
- He dismissed Merkel’s claim that she did not double the AfD’s support and criticized the failure to reject asylum seekers at the borders.
- Seehofer views new leadership under Friedrich Merz and Alexander Dobrindt as offering opportunities for stricter migration control.
- He stressed that only effective policies, not protests or bans, can reduce the AfD’s influence.
Since the fatal misjudgment of Angela Merkel in 2015 to open or make the borders permeable, we have seen the rise of the AfD. They have then entered all parliaments.— Horst Seehofer criticizes Angela Merkel's migration policy and its impact on the AfD.
Federal government: urban-rural divide persists: Now, more federal authorities and research institutions are to move to structurally weak regions ...
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“Defensive Democracy Law”: Why the Union faction is blocking: The Union parliamentary group demands that anyone who receives funding has to commit to democracy ...
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Travel: Germany announces tougher checks at all land borders: Germany will step up random controls along its land borders to check that travellers arriving in ...
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Racism among the police: Seehofer continues to reject the study: After the right-wing extremism scandal with the police in North Rhine-Westphalia ...
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Syrian on Lesbos: "I thought Europe was a different place.": Nisrin lost her son in the Syrian civil war and her granddaughters were orphans ...
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Key FactsSeehofer Defends Migration Policy in Bundestag Debate
Sep 16, 2020 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Horst Seehofer announced the government intends to admit 1,550 refugees from Greece and emphasized close coordination with Greek authorities.
- He stressed the importance of deciding asylum claims at EU external borders and called for stronger development aid in origin countries.
- Seehofer rejected opposition criticism and defended his migration approach against the AfD’s accusations, earning applause.
- The coalition also agreed to extend short-time work benefits until the end of 2021 and acknowledged ongoing challenges in German unity.
I will never bow to you— Horst Seehofer, in the Bundestag addressing an AfD question during the Moria debate
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Racism Study: Criminal Police Union for: The Federation of German Criminal Investigators considers it a mistake that Federal Minister of the Interior Seehofer ...
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Government survey: Merkel defends Seehofer's handling of "taz" column: According to the Chancellor, talks with the press council and the editorial team are the ...
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Germany expects hurricane depression "Sabine": The storm will sweep across most of Germany on Sunday and Monday
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