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Baden-Württemberg Property Tax Law Cleared Constitutional Snag
The Federal Finance Court (BFH) issued a landmark ruling this Wednesday, determining that the state ground tax law…
Özdemir Elected Minister President of Baden-Württemberg Despite Falling Short of Majority Vote
Just two months after the election for the Parliament of Baden-Württemberg, Cem Özdemir of the Green Party has…
AfD Backs CDU’s Manuel Hagel for Baden-Württemberg Premiership
During the Minister-Presidential election in Baden-Württemberg, the AfD nominated Manuel Hagel, the top candidate for the CDU. The…
Baden-Württemberg Greens and CDU Want to Loosen Ban on Combustion Engines
The new black-green state government in Baden-Württemberg plans significant revisions to the European Union’s requirement that prohibits the…
Union Gains AfD Edge While Greens Fall Behind SPD After Baden-Württemberg Election
In the week following the Baden‑Württemberg state election, Forsa’s weekly survey for RTL and ntv shows a noticeable…
Boris Palmer Declines Ministerial Post in Baden-Württemberg State Government
Boris Palmer, the mayor of Tübingen, has apparently decided not to join the new state government that will be…
Jusos Urge SPD to Return to Roots After Devastating Baden-Württemberg Election Loss
Juso leader Philipp Türmer said the Social Democrats lack credibility after a devastating defeat in Baden‑Württemberg. “We have to…
Greens Focus on Winning FDP Voters After Baden-Württemberg Setback
After the Greens’ victory in Baden‑Württemberg and the FDP’s disastrous result in its home state, the party plans…
Renate Künast Warns Greens Against Party Split After Cem Özdemir’s Victory in Baden-Württemberg
After the surprising electoral success of Cem Özdemir in Baden‑Württemberg, Renate Künast warned the Greens against internal divisions.“I would consider…
JU Leader Criticizes CDU After Narrow Loss in Baden-Württemberg Election
Johannes Winkel, the chairman of the Junge Union (JU), which belongs to the CDU, sharply criticised the party after…
CDU Slashes Taxes to Sweeten Loss After Narrow Baden-Württemberg Election
After a narrow defeat in the Baden-Württemberg state elections, the CDU aims to win back disappointed voters by…
Green Youth Demands Seat at Baden‑Wurttemberg Government Formation Table
The Green Youth demands to be involved in the upcoming government formation in Baden-Württemberg.Speaking to the magazine “Stern”,…
Forsa Chief Manfred Güllner Says No New Green Wing Clash After Özdemir’s State‑Election Victory in Baden‑Württemberg
Forsa chief Manfred Güllner says that, following the election victory of Greens’ top candidate Cem Özdemir in Baden‑Württemberg, a fresh…
Banaszak Dismisses Spahn’s Proposal to Split Baden-Württemberg Prime Minister’s Term as Nonsense
Felix Banaszak, co‑chair of Germany’s Green Party, dismissed Jens Spahn’s proposal to split the term of the Minister‑President of…
Dröge Skeptical Palmer Won’t Join Özdemir Cabinet After Baden-Württemberg Victory
Katharina Dröge, the Greens’ parliamentary group leader in the Bundestag, does not expect her colleague Cem Özdemir to bring…
German Greens Reject Power‑Sharing Plan with CDU in Baden-Württemberg
The Greens have rejected the Union’s proposal that their leading candidate, Cem Özdemir, and the CDU’s top candidate, Manuel Hagel,…
Stuttgart Mayor Calls for Ödemir and Hagel to Share Baden-Württemberg PM Role After Narrow Election
In light of the close election results in Baden‑Württemberg, Stuttgart’s mayor Frank Nopper (CDU) has called for the top…
Merz Blasts Greens Over “Stormy” Campaign After Narrow CDU Loss in Baden-Württemberg
After the CDU’s narrow defeat in Baden‑Württemberg’s state election, Chancellor Friedrich Merz publicly targeted the Green Party. He said…
SPD General Secretary Declares No Consequences for Coalition After Bad Baden-Württemberg Vote
After the SPD’s disappointing performance in the Baden‑Württemberg state election, General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf said he does not…
Sven Schulze to Tailor Sachsen‑Anhalt Campaign Using Lessons from Baden‑Württemberg Defeat
Saxony‑Anhalt Minister‑President Sven Schulze (CDU) has drawn a number of lessons for his own state election campaign from…
Green Youth Fires Six Demands at Baden-Württemberg Governor Cem Özdemir After Election Win
After Cem Özdemir won the Baden-Württemberg state election, the Green Youth asked the newly appointed premier to clarify…
Franziska Brantner Declines Baden-Württemberg Ministerial Post Prefers National Role
Franziska Brantner, chair of Germany’s Green Party, confirmed that she will not take a ministerial post in Cem Özdemir’s cabinet…
Strack‑Zimmermann Challenges FDP Leader Dürr Amid Baden‑Württemberg Fallout
Marie‑Agnes Strack‑Zimmermann, a member of the FDP presidium, has distanced herself from party chair Christian Dürr after the party’s disappointing…
Greens Lead in Baden-Württemberg Vote Results but Seat Tally Remains Tie
The Baden‑Württemberg statistical office announced, at night on Monday, the provisional final results of the state election. In…
Green Leader Calls Baden‑Wurttemberg Election Blueprint for Nationwide Party Success
Omid Nouripour, the Green deputy chair of the Bundestag, sees the recent electoral success of his colleague Cem Özdemir…
Spahn Blames Local Backwind For Baden-Württemberg Election Loss
Jens Spahn, chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, says that the federal government bears no joint blame for the…
Hagel Assigns Coalition‑Building Mandate to Greens after Baden‑Württemberg Election
After the Baden‑Württemberg state election, CDU chairman Manuel Hagel said that coalition negotiations will start with the Greens.…
Andreas Stoch Announces Immediate Resignation as Baden-Württemberg SPD Leader After Electoral Debacle
After the sharp electoral collapse of the SPD in the Baden‑Wuerttemberg state election, top candidate Andreas Stoch announced…
Özdemir Celebrates Rapid Catch‑Up in Baden‑Württemberg Election but Holds Off Victory Claims
After the state election in Baden-Württemberg, Green Party leader Cem Özdemir is not yet ready to claim victory for…
Linnemann Rejects CDU Loss in Baden‑Württemberg Election
Carsten Linnemann, the CDU’s secretary‑general, told ARD that he would not yet admit his party’s defeat in the…
Greens Advance Ahead of CDU in Baden-Württemberg State Election Polls
00 forecasts by ARD and ZDF..On average they are projected at 31.8 percent, followed by the CDU at 29.8 percent.…
Baden-Württemberg Early Voting Sees 41% Turnout, Up from 31% in 2021
At the state election in Baden-Württemberg, about 41 % of eligible voters had cast their ballots in a polling…
Baden-Württemberg Landtag Election Opens at 8 AM as Polls Go Live
Polling stations in Baden‑Württemberg opened at 8 a.m. for the state election. Approximately 7.7 million voters are expected to take…
Union Clinches Lead Ahead of AfD in Baden-Württemberg Election Polls, SPD Slumps
Just before the state election in Baden-Württemberg on Sunday, the Union is still ahead of the AfD in…
CDU and Greens Tied in Baden-Württemberg Ahead of State Election Poll
Three days before the state election in Baden Württemberg, the ZDF “Politbarometer” poll shows the CDU and the Greens…
Baden‑Wurttemberg SPD’s Youth Leader Daniel Krusic Frustrated, Calls Current Campaign a Dead End
Daniel Krusic, the Juso boss in Baden‑Württemberg, feels that the chances for his party’s success in the current campaign…
Cem Özdemir Promises School Phone Ban if He Wins Baden-Württemberg Election
Cem Özdemir, the Green Party’s leading candidate for the Baden‑Württemberg state election, announced that, should he win, he…
CDU Edge Over Greens in Baden-Württemberg Poll As Election Looms
In a new Insa poll released by “Bild” in its Wednesday edition, just four days before the state…
Hagel Accuses Green Leader Özdemir of Dishonesty Ahead of Baden-Württemberg Election
Manuel Hagel, the CDU’s lead candidate for Baden‑Württemberg’s upcoming state election, said a week before the vote that…
New Survey Signals Tight Race In Baden‑Württemberg Election Outlook Narrowing
Another poll suggests that the election outcome in Baden-Württemberg may be slightly tighter than previously expected. According to…
Green Party Nears CDU in Baden-Württemberg Ahead of March 8 State Election
In a recent Infratest survey of voters in Baden‑Württemberg ahead of the March 8 state election, the Greens narrowed…
Greens Narrow Gap With CDU Ahead Of Baden-Württemberg State Election
Two weeks before the Baden-Württemberg state election on March 8, a poll conducted by Insa shows the Greens are…
The Left Unveils Multilingual Campaign in Baden‑Württemberg to Reach Immigrant Voters
The Left is focusing its state‑assembly campaign in Baden‑Württemberg on a targeted outreach to voters with a migration…
Hagel Warns AfD Policy Could Spark Mass Layoffs in Baden-Württemberg
Manuel Hagel, the CDU’s top candidate for the Baden-Württemberg state election, spent a significant amount of time engaging…
AfD Baden‑Württemberg Candidate Marks Frohnmaier Plans Washington Trip Three Days Before March 8 Vote
Markus Frohnmaier, the front‑runner for the AfD in Baden‑Württemberg, has arranged a trip to Washington that will take place…
Özdemir Declines Self‑Nominated Ministers Leaving Palmer in Line for Baden‑Württemberg Ministry
If Cem Özdemir – the Greens’ candidate – were to become Minister President of Baden‑Württemberg, the mayor of Tübingen, Boris Palmer,…
Manuel Hagel Warns CDU to Think Before Spearheading Debates Ahead of Baden-Württemberg Election
A few weeks before the state election in Baden-Württemberg on March 8, CDU candidate Manuel Hagel warned his party…
Özdemir Plans EU Rules to Tackle Chinese Automakers Ahead of Baden-Württemberg Vote
Cem Özdemir, the Greens’ top candidate for Baden‑Württemberg’s state election, has said that, if he wins, he could…
Three Dead in Baden-Württemberg House Collapse
A devastating structural collapse in Albstadt, a southern Baden-Württemberg town, has claimed the lives of three residents, sparking…
Greens Eye Upset Victory in Baden-Württemberg
Despite trailing in current opinion polls, Cem Özdemir, the Green Party’s leading candidate for the upcoming Baden-Württemberg state…
CDU Lead in Baden-Württemberg Tightens
Four months ahead of the state election in Baden-Württemberg, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)’s lead in voter preference…
Two Die in Serious Crash in Baden-Württemberg
A serious traffic collision on the B328 federal highway near Pleidelsheim, Baden-Württemberg, has resulted in two fatalities. According…
Bayern Baden-Württemberg Ferien Dispute Nears Resolution
Calls for consensus are mounting regarding the differing school holiday schedules across German states, particularly concerning the special…
Baden-Württemberg Minister Slams Debt Plan
The Finance Minister of Baden-Württemberg, Danyal Bayaz of the Green Party, has expressed concerns regarding the federal government’s…
The Party’s Fate Hangs in the Balance, Just Weeks Before the State Election in Baden-Württemberg!
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has set the date for its next federal party convention in Stuttgart, just…
Green Revolution: Can Cem Özdemir Steal the Show in Baden-Württemberg?
German Greens name Cem Özdemir as their top candidate for the state election in Baden-Württemberg next year. At…
Baden-Württemberg Offers Massive Aid Package to Save Mannheim’s University Hospital from Financial Ruin.
The Baden-Württemberg state government has once again approved a support package for the Mannheim University Hospital. A spokesperson…