5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (282+ words) “This is the CDU’s worst defeat in years—in decades,” emphasized a contrite yet composed Merz. He said his party’s poor showing was painful and could not go without consequences. The AfD’s sweeping victory in Saxony-Anhalt must have consequences. You…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (598+ words) For the first time, Germany has explicitly named Russia as the mastermind behind the terror attacks and held it responsible for a series of “hybrid attacks.” While Berlin took the expected political measures, the federal government also sent an unambiguous…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (239+ words) Instead of 35 to 30 (as in the IFDD poll), it’s more likely 32 to 32—and thus a neck-and-neck race between Johanna Mikl-Leitner’s ÖVP and the Freedom Party led by Udo Landbauer. At least, that’s the unofficial word coming from various party headquarters…...