Voters in the German state of Hesse went to the polls on Sunday in regional elections. Preliminary results show gains for Merz's conservatives, a surge in support for the far-right and losses for the Greens.
Germans cast ballots in two key in two key state elections on Sunday in a test for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's fractious coalition halfway through its term, while the resurgent far right may get another boost.
With state elections fast approaching in the central German state and a skills shortage a key issue, we looked at the policies of all the different parties to see what they could mean for international residents.
Prosecutors said Monday they arrested a
former police officer and his wife who they suspect of having sent threatening
emails to politicians and other public figures across Germany, signing them
off with a neo-Nazi reference.
A wave of threatening messages sent to
politicians and other public figures in Germany is larger than previously
thought, it emerged Tuesday, deepening a row over possible far-right links in
a regional police force.
German police are facing growing accusations
of links with the far-right scene after a police computer was used to search
for details of a left-wing MP who received death threats.
Hesse is the home of Germany's financial centre as well as some of the country's most beautiful green spaces. These maps help you understand the state.
Commuters, school pupils and other passengers were hit with cancellations and delays on Wednesday as bus drivers went on strike for the second day in a row.
The German state of Hesse has banned Microsoft's Office 365 software, in an example of how overly restrictive privacy laws can end up hurting students more than helping them.
German police have made two more arrests
related to the killing of a pro-migrant politician federal prosecutors said Thursday. A far-right
sympathizer has reportedly confessed to the crime.
German federal prosecutors said Monday they had taken over the murder case of a pro-migrant local city official, suggesting they suspect a far-right political motive.
German federal prosecutors said Monday they had taken over the murder case of a pro-migrant local city official, suggesting they suspect a political motive.
Hundreds of people, including Hesse’s state premier Volker Bouffier, gathered on Thursday to pay their respects to politician Walter Lübcke who was shot dead at his home.
Drinks coasters with questions about Islam have been handed out in Maintal, near Frankfurt, in a bid to promote integration. But is it culturally insensitive given that many Muslims do not drink alcohol?
A plane crashed in Germany on Sunday killing three people, police said. One of Russia's richest women was identified by the company she co-owns as among the victims.
A police officer in the state of Hesse received a fine and will face further disciplinary proceedings after being found to have passed confidential police information to a friend with links to right-wing extremists.
It’s an unexpected political partnership due to the two parties’ differing views. But the centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) and the centre-left Greens are back together in the German state of Hesse.
The western German state of Hesse
has voted to finally scrap the death penalty, referendum results have shown, fixing a historical oddity given that the punishment has been illegal in Germany for nearly 70 years.
As the home of the European Central Bank and the Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt is well-known as one of Europe's most important financial hubs. But how did the Hesse city develop into one of Europe's – and arguably the world’s – most influential cities?
A week from now on Sunday, October 28th, voters in Hesse will decide whether the Christian Democrats (CDU)-Green coalition state government should stay in power. But it’s about much more than that. Elections in Hesse rarely receive such attention on a national level.
