Europe

Germans gift foreigners election votes online

Germans are offering up their votes to foreigners online over Facebook. Those behind the project think that decisions made in Germany affect other Europeans so much they deserve a say on Sunday.

Election

Fire for Merkel's 'feel-good' election plan

Chancellor Angela Merkel was on Monday set to promote her party manifesto for elections three months away, amid criticism from her coalition partners that the costly list of feel-good pledges contradict her commitment to budget discipline.

Elections

Merkel election win 'likely but uncertain'

Soaring in the polls and heading Germany's strongest party, Angela Merkel seems without rival three months ahead of elections, but political analysts say that victory is by no means certain for the chancellor.

eurozone

No referendum for Germany on EU

A referendum in Germany on transferring more sovereignty to the European level will not happen anytime soon it was announced on Monday, after being raised in an interview with the country's finance minister.

Elections

Politicians say Twitter 'damages democracy' after exit poll leak

German politicians were outraged on Monday after election results for three states were relayed over micro-blogging site Twitter 1.5 hours before polls closed on Sunday evening.