In a little under three weeks’ time, the Germans will be heading to the polls. Angela Merkel is poised to be re-annointed Chancellor. But while her party, the Christian-Democrat CDU/CSU should easily regain power, the German parliament is set to become more diverse – and not necessarily in a good way. Both the liberal democrat […]
Dieser Artikel wurde 21. August 2017 in der Kommentarsektion, Seite 2, des Lëtzebuerger Journal veröffentlicht. Gesundheitsministerin Lydia Mutsch hat mit dem Beführworten einer Steuer auf zuckerhaltigen alkoholfreihen Getränken einen Online-Sturm ausgelöst. Für die meisten Kommentatoren im Netz schmeckt eine solche Bevormundung doch eher bitter. DP-Generalsekretär Marc Ruppert spricht auf Facebook von einem “NoGo”, und bewirbt […]
Last week, the German press reported on a controversy involving Martin Schulz. He is Angela Merkel’s most important rival in the upcoming elections in September of this year.
The pro-Brexit advocacy website Brexit Central has recommended one of my contributions for CapX, the political commentary website of the Centre for Policy Studies in the United Kingdom. The article can be read here.
Στις 24 Σεπτεμβρίου οι Γερμανοί θα πάνε στις κάλπες για να εκλέξουν ένα νέο Bundestag (το γερμανικό κοινοβούλιο). Να τα πέντε πράγματα που πρέπει να ξέρετε γι’ αυτή την αναμέτρηση…
Monotoni. To je riječ koju mnogi politički komentatori koriste kako bi opisivali parlamentarne izbore u Njemačkoj u septembru. Jedini ozbiljni rival Angele Merkel, Martin Schulz, nema velike šanse. Schulzova Socijaldemokratska partija SPD prema istraživanjima ima oko 25 % podrške, dok CDU/CSU unija Angele Markel po nekim anketama ima i do 40 %.
On September 24, the Germans will head to the polls to elect a new Bundestag(the German parliament). Here are the five things you need to know about this race: 1. Angela Merkel is set to dominate once again The reasons for Angela Merkel’s popularity are numerous, and it’s difficult to cease to be amazed by her political […]
Uneventful. That is the word many political commentators use to describe Germany’s parliamentary election in September. Angela Merkel’s only serious rival, Martin Schulz, doesn’t stand a chance. Schulz’s Social Democrat Party SPD is polling at around 25 per cent, while Merkel’s centre-left CDU/CSU is coming in at 40 per cent in some polls.
Dëse Beitrag ass de Manuskript vu mengem Fräie Mikro, deen den 29. Juni um Radio 100,7 iwwerdroe gouf. Nolauschtere kann een den 100,7 Beitrag hei.
In the recent French elections, Emmanuel Macron won both the presidency and a large parliamentary majority for his party. Few had expected a year ago that Macron, a former economic minister, could stun the nation and secure this incredible mandate. At the beginning of the campaign, it was actually François Fillon of the conservative Republican […]
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