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Special forces operation on the Zeil: Looting in Frankfurt overshadows Gen Z protest
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Setback for Boris Rhein: CDU plummets in poll, AfD close on its heels: According to the latest poll, the Christian Democrats' lead over the AfD has shrunk to ...
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Key FactsHessentrend records CDU’s lowest score to date
5 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- Since February, the CDU has lost seven points to 25%, while the AfD has gained three points and stands at 23%.
- The SPD polls at 15% and the Greens at 16%; the CDU-SPD state government would currently lack a parliamentary majority.
- A total of 54% are dissatisfied with the state government; 38% rate its work positively, nine points fewer than in February.
- A little over a third support case-by-case decisions, another quarter favor seeking cooperation, and a little over a third reject both.
Will the CDU help the AfD secure the vice-presidency of the Hessian State Parliament in November?
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CDU member distances himself from the firewall concept - | SPD warns: "Whoever moves closer to it leaves the center"
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Dispute Over Committee Chairs: Hesse's Minister President No Longer Wants to Exclude the AfD from the Bundestag
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OpinionCDU crisis: Rhein wants to revive the "cityscape" debate: Chancellor Merz came under pressure a year ago because of his statement on the "cityscape" ...
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Key FactsBoris Rhein backs continuing Merz’s cityscape debate
Sep 27, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zeit.de
- Rhein told Bild am Sonntag the debate had been right after the AfD’s recent electoral gains.
- Rhein said the discussion had been dismissed prematurely and that lessons should ultimately be drawn.
- He said the migration crisis had been addressed substantially but remained unresolved.
- He identified immigration into welfare systems and crime by migrants as unresolved issues.
We must reassert our control over the interpretation of the everyday concerns of ordinary people as the party of the center.— Boris Rhein, Hessian Prime Minister (CDU), said this in the context of continuing the city-image debate on migration (interview cited in Bild am Sonntag).
"I firmly oppose tax increases": Rhein takes a confrontational stance toward Merz
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Key FactsRhein challenges Merz over planned tax increases
Sep 24, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- Rhein rejects the tax plans and calls rising living costs, in his view, a central everyday concern.
- On September 24, CDU state premiers consult the chancellor; on September 25, the Bundesrat considers the measures for the first time.
- The Bundesrat cannot stop the sparkling-wine tax on Friday, but can only delay it because it is an objection bill.
- The alcohol measures are expected to generate 380 million euros in 2027 and 455 million euros in 2028.
I clearly reject tax increases for citizens. More and more money from citizens leads to less and less trust in politics. That is the wrong path.— Boris Rhein, the Prime Minister of Hesse (CDU), speaking to RTL/ntv about the planned tax increases on alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks.
“Budgetary chaos and extremists”: Boris Rhein rages with Markus Söder after Berlin election result
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Hessian CDU puts pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz: After the state elections in eastern Germany, Hesse's CDU and Young Union are expecting results from ...
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Hesse's Boris Rhein now against firewalls: "Demarcation instead of exclusion"
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AfD: Hesse's Minister-President advocates abandoning the "firewall" concept: Hesse's Minister-President Boris Rhein describes the metaphor of a firewall ...
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Commerzbank: Boris Rhein meets Andrea Orcel in Frankfurt: According to information from the FAZ, Hesse's Minister-President Boris Rhein (CDU) met with ...
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Boris Rhein in the running for Federal President: Hesse's Minister-President Boris Rhein is being considered as a possible successor to Frank-Walter ...
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OpinionHesse's reaction to the "cityscape" debate: Critics should "leave their feel-good oases"
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