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Bundestag election: Merz warns against the AfD - "Then you'll be strangled by this viper"
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Quick Glance: Merz Warns Against AfD and Outlines Campaign Strategy
- Friedrich Merz launches his campaign tour in Hanover, warning against the AfD and Donald Trump.
- He emphasizes the need for a strong Europe and criticizes the EU for excessive bureaucracy.
- Merz addresses his political opponents, mocking Olaf Scholz and criticizing Robert Habeck, while remaining vague about potential coalitions.
- He adheres to the Union's election program, announcing changes in the social and pension systems and a tightening of migration policies.
Friedrich Merz: "We need to build 50 gas-fired power plants as quickly as possible"
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Quick Glance: Merz Advocates Rapid Construction of Gas Power Plants
- Friedrich Merz plans to build 50 gas power plants in Germany to ensure electricity supply.
- He criticized the shutdown of nuclear power plants as a strategic mistake and keeps the option of restarting them open.
- Merz emphasized that under his leadership, there will be no exits from energy production until alternatives are available.
- He anticipates that electricity prices in Germany will remain high due to current energy policies.
Angela Merkel's only appearance in the election campaign: what she says about her former enemy Trump
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Election promises: Rich people will receive more help from Merz & Co: The centre-left parties want to improve the situation of the middle class and low earners ...
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Angela Merkel: The former Chancellor's only election campaign appearance: Europe, Trump, Merz: What Angela Merkel says in her only election campaign appearance ...
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SPD and CDU criticize AfD: Thousands of people protest in Hamburg against Alice Weidel's appearance
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Quick Glance: Massive Protests Against Alice Weidel in Hamburg
- Up to 16,000 people demonstrated in Hamburg against AfD chancellor candidate Alice Weidel's visit to the city hall.
- The protest, organized by the Hamburg Alliance Against the Right, remained largely peaceful but was secured by police with water cannons.
- Weidel, during her speech at the city hall, criticized the mayor, referring to 'thug gangs' being supported.
- Mayor Tschentscher and other politicians emphasized the values of diversity and the need to combat racism and anti-Semitism.
Dispute over military aid: SPD Secretary-General Miersch causes offense with statements on pensions and Ukraine
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Election campaign in Germany: Why the AfD has chosen Friedrich Merz as its main opponent
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Change of power in the USA: Merz sends Trump a handwritten letter for his inauguration
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Saxon CDU elects AfD man to parliamentary control commission: In Saxony, the state parliament has elected an AfD MP to the Parliamentary Control Commission with ...
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Federal election poll: Merz-Union under symbolic mark: CDU and CSU are losing popularity in the latest Insa poll before the federal election ...
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Scholz in the RTL candidate check: "I think it works primarily and exclusively with me"
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Quick Glance: Scholz Highlights Achievements and Future Plans
- Olaf Scholz outlines his plans for the next government, emphasizing successes in energy policy.
- He proposes a Made-in-Germany bonus to encourage investments in Germany and strengthen the economy.
- Scholz criticizes the Union for tax plans favoring the upper income bracket and stresses the need to relieve the majority of the population.
- He rules out a coalition under Chancellor Merz and focuses on securing a new mandate for the SPD.
Dispute over Ukraine aid in the election campaign: everyone against Scholz: CDU/CSU, Greens and FDP demand an additional three billion euros for Ukraine aid ...
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Federal election: Söder presents Merz biography and emphasizes unity between CDU and CSU
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AfD leader Chrupalla travels to Donald Trump's inauguration: Donald Trump's second term as US President will be ushered in on Monday with the ceremonial ...
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Award: Von der Leyen receives an award for doing her (well-paid) job: EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is honored with the Charlemagne Prize - for ...
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Weidel, Merz and Lindner want to relieve the burden on high earners in particular - | blatant imbalance
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As Europe’s conservatives rally around Merz, von der Leyen left in the cold: The EPP’s messaging is clear that the CDU will return in the driver’s seat ...
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Friedrich Merz: Europe's center-right parties are banking on a change of government in Germany
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Bundestag election: Europe's conservatives campaign for CDU chancellor candidate Merz
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CDU leader in RTL candidate check: Merz: "The best social justice is a booming economy"
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Investigation committee: Habeck delivers new statement on nuclear phase-out: The Vice-Chancellor defends himself for hours against accusations of deception from ...
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Union vs. far-right party: "AfD is no longer afraid of the Nazi club": The AfD, which is gaining strength in the polls, has declared the CDU its main opponent in ...
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NRW trend: SPD and FDP threatened with worst result in NRW in history: More than two thirds of people are concerned about the federal election ...
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Interview podcast "Allesgesagt?": Friedrich Merz, why do you want to become Chancellor?
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Hate and hate speech on the internet: How hostility on social media is forcing politicians to give up
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Study: Union, AfD and FDP election manifestos provide relief for top earners: According to a study, the programs of the Left, BSW, Greens and SPD include tax ...
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Election researcher: "I've never experienced anything like this before!": Five weeks before the federal election, a dramatic trend is emerging ...
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"Caught what we warned about," says Union on assaults by trans women in women's prisons
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Union wants to abolish the Eastern Commissioner - | SPD and Greens hold on to office
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"We are at the limit socially": Suspend family reunification completely: The CDU/CSU is campaigning with a tightening of migration policy. Parliamentary deputy ...
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CDU and CSU: Merz in the thick of it all: In the presence of the CDU leader, the Union is wrangling over who it wants to be the day after tomorrow. This weekend ...
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Off track: The CDU cannot deliver to the voters what it has in its shop window: Scholz shows in the election campaign why he is a bad choice, Habeck alarms the ...
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Robert Habeck: Projection on Kunsthalle Hamburg causes trouble for the Greens: Robert Habeck and his election advertisement as a projection: the Greens repeat ...
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Nuclear phase-out and Friedrich Merz: The CDU/CSU is losing its credibility: The Union's candidate for chancellor has rightly attacked the German government for ...
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CDU and CSU: When the CSU leader thinks he is the best candidate for chancellor: Story: Whenever the leader of the CSU thinks he is the best candidate for ...
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FDP, AfD or Greens: which parties German tech entrepreneurs donate to: The majority of German founders would vote Green. However, the start-up scene supports ...
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Trouble in Saxony - AfD politician becomes intelligence service controller: In future, the AfD, which is classified as right-wing extremist in Saxony ...
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End of marriage for all? AfD could launch a new attack - CDU and CSU speak out: The AfD wanted to abolish marriage for all back in 2018, but failed in the ...
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"Would sell the soul of the CDU": Merz would rather resign than form a coalition with the AfD
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Quick Glance: Merz Reaffirms CDU's Stance Against AfD
- CDU leader Friedrich Merz categorically rules out any collaboration with the AfD.
- He emphasizes that the AfD's xenophobic and anti-Semitic positions make cooperation impossible.
- Merz warns against the consequences of such collaboration, drawing parallels to the Nazi rise to power.
- As the 2025 federal election approaches, the CDU launches an 'Agenda 2030' focused on economic growth and reforms.
Dairy farmer in the FMD area has to pour away 30,000 liters every day: Dairy farmer Vincent Overmars has to pour away €18,000 worth of milk every day. Initially ...
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Person of the week: Germany is experiencing an unprecedented shift to the right - Alice Weidel and Friedrich Merz
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SPD election campaign kick-off: Scholz plays the class warrior: In Wolfsburg, shaken by the VW crisis, the SPD enters the hot election campaign phase - Scholz ...
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State parliament elects control commission: AfD MP Hütter may monitor Saxony's Office for the Protection of the Constitution
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After heavy criticism: Merz qualifies statements on green steel production: Friedrich Merz questioned the plans for climate protection in the steel industry and ...
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Hart aber fair: Jens Spahn on the hunt for "migration deniers": CDU politician Jens Spahn plays the hardliner on migration issues on "Hart aber fair" ...
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Bundestag election poll: Union falls below 30 percent, FDP can hope: BSW, Linke and FDP make gains, CDU/CSU slips below an important mark: A few weeks before the ...
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Behzad Karim Khani: "The German deportation reflex is the stupidest of all": Withdrawal of passports, more deportations: The fact that the election campaign is ...
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Saxony: AfD continues to control the Office for the Protection of the Constitution
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SPD politician adopts Merz's slogan as his own: Friedrich Merz advertises at home with the slogan "More Sauerland for Germany". But his SPD rival secured the ...
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Christians and the federal election: The cross and the cross: Catholics and Protestants still vote disproportionately often for the CDU and CSU in elections ...
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Saxony coalition: How the CDU and SPD want to achieve a majority: In an internal meeting, Saxony's new coalition presents how it intends to approach the ...
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Deborah Düring from the Green Party contradicts Robert Habeck: "All Syrians should be allowed to stay if ..."
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Poll hammer! A candidate for chancellor is the clear favorite among top decision-makers
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Hamburg election poll: SPD and Greens are still expanding their majority: Hamburg will elect a new parliament on March 2nd - | just one week after the federal ...
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Merz's despondent election campaign: The CDU should not pander to the red-green party
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Quick Glance: Merz's Campaign: Timidity Threatens CDU's Prospects
- Friedrich Merz demonstrated strength as opposition leader but is losing courage in his campaign.
- The CDU's new foundational program marks a clear break from the Merkel era, emphasizing the importance of freedom of speech.
- Merz's recent comments on digital freedom of expression echo Robert Habeck's rhetoric, potentially alienating conservative voters.
- The stagnation of CDU/CSU in polls and Merz's declining popularity suggest that a sharper campaign profile is necessary.
"Caren Miosga": Away with the firewall? "Then we would have to dissolve the CDU and CSU," warns Reiner Haseloff
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Quick Glance: Political Debate Ahead of 2023 Bundestag Elections
- The upcoming Bundestag elections are overshadowed by uncertainty, particularly with potential far-right developments in Austria.
- SPD leader Saskia Esken and Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff discuss the need for a political shift in Germany to counter the AfD.
- Both SPD and Union plan economic incentives, while challenges like energy cost regulation and pension reform remain unaddressed.
- Olaf Scholz is characterized as a fighter, as candidates from the political center strive to regain voter trust.
RTL/ntv trend barometer: AfD jumps to 20 percent after Weidel's Hitler statements
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Quick Glance: AfD Hits 20 Percent Amid Weidel's Controversial Remarks
- The AfD sees an increase to over 20 percent despite Alice Weidel's controversial statements about Adolf Hitler.
- The Union parties and SPD are losing support, while the Greens and FDP make slight gains.
- In a hypothetical direct election, Robert Habeck and Friedrich Merz would each receive 23 percent, followed by Olaf Scholz at 17 percent and Weidel at 16 percent.
- The upcoming Bundestag election remains the top concern for 65 percent of respondents, followed by the economic situation at 25 percent.
Habeck plan unsuccessful - the Germans don't want it: The Federal Minister of Economics wanted to play a decisive role in determining what the German boiler room ...
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CSU versus CDU: Markus Söder's sharp remarks on the Friedrich Merz biography: The Bavarian Prime Minister presents the biography of Friedrich Merz in Berlin ...
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Daniel Günther calls Berlin's political scene off-putting - "Sometimes it really disgusts me"
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"Campact" launches anti-CDU campaign: No cross for Merz: An anti-CDU campaign aims to turn the tide: "Campact" wants to dissuade undecided CDU voters from voting ...
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"Mobilization capacity is not sufficient": Ukrainian units will probably be filled with inexperienced army members
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Katja Dörner counters calls for the government to move to Berlin: Berlin Mayor Kai Wegener is demanding that all federal ministries be withdrawn from Bonn ...
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Merz: "I have corrected the Union's course on refugee policy": The party candidates for chancellor talk to presenter Pinar Atalay ahead of the Bundestag ...
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After Weidel talk with Musk: AfD gains in poll - CDU/CSU loses slightly: The Musk talk seems to have benefited Weidel's AfD ahead of the 2025 federal election ...
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SPIEGEL Shortcut: The Union pulls itself together, but a conflict simmers on: Friedrich Merz has the best chance of becoming chancellor. But how and with whom he ...
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Robert Habeck: The bizarre search for the atomic bomb: If you want to penetrate all facets of the German nuclear phase-out, you can experience a very special ...
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No GroKo government with the Chancellor: Olaf Scholz does not want to be part of a Merz cabinet
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Merz the bearer of hope? Business gives traffic lights a damning report card: In the view of the major business associations, the second year of recession in a ...
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Forsa chief: Only the AfD could gain voters: According to Forsa, the election campaign is coming to a head. The number of unsettled voters is rising ...
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Green candidate for chancellor Robert Habeck talks about his own mistakes: Green leader talks about his own mistakes, remedies against Trump, Söder's problems
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Friedrich Merz against Alice Weidel: "Not with these people": Conservative versus authoritarian: the duel is currently taking place in many Western societies ...
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Bundestag election ticker 2025: Activists disrupt Lindner's appearance in Bavaria
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Green in the "RTL candidate check": Habeck affirms: "It's not about normal savers"
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Political barometer: Habeck tied with Merz - Weidel ahead of Scholz: The hot phase of the winter election campaign has begun. Merz and Habeck are tied on the K ...
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Quick Glance: Chancellor Race: Habeck Ties with Merz
- Robert Habeck and Friedrich Merz are tied at 27 percent as preferred chancellor candidates, according to the survey.
- Olaf Scholz and Alice Weidel follow with 14 percent and 15 percent, respectively, showing a clear polarization around Merz.
- The CDU/CSU remains the strongest party with 30 percent, while the SPD drops to 14 percent.
- About 81 percent of respondents expect an unfair election campaign, and 48 percent fear Russian influence on the upcoming Bundestag elections.
AfD party conference: new tone and shift in discourse: An election manifesto, a new youth organization - and a speech by the candidate for chancellor that many ...
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Quick Glance: AfD Election Program: Radical Plans and CSU Critique
- The AfD adopted its election program in Riesa, which includes decisions on family policy, migration, and abortion, causing outrage within the CSU.
- A key point of the program is the assertion that family consists of a father, mother, and children, alongside maintaining the current legal status on abortions.
- The party calls for strict migration policies, the reintroduction of conscription, withdrawal from the Euro, and the Paris Climate Agreement, while Alice Weidel was elected as the chancellor candidate.
- CSU politicians criticized Weidel's appearance as radical and warned against endangering well-integrated migrants through remigration.
Stefan Aust: "Even in such a crisis situation, most parties demand further social benefits"
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Election manifestos: "This is socially unjust and economically irresponsible.": The ZEW has calculated for the SZ what the election promises mean financially for ...
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Habeck with bedroom eyes, Weidel without the racket: style criticism of election posters
berliner-zeitung.de/panorama/habeck-mit-schlafzimmerblick-weidel-ohne-radau-stilkritik-der-wahlplakate-li.2289107
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