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Germany's Scholz loses confidence vote
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Germany's Scholz loses confidence vote

China Daily  

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz talks at the start of a special meeting of the Social Democratic Party parliamentary group after losing the vote of confidence in the parliament in Berlin on Monday. CHRISTOPH SOEDER/AP German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote on Monday, paving the way for an early election in February. "While Lindner's departure triggered the vote, the …

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Germany’s Olaf Scholz faces vote of confidence today, what to expect
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Germany’s Olaf Scholz faces vote of confidence today, what to expect

Firstpost  

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will call on parliament today to declare it has no confidence in him, taking the first formal step towards securing an early national election following his government’s collapse German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to face a crucial confidence vote on Monday, a political showdown he is widely expected to lose. Interestingly, the vote, called by …

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Fans attach bicycle locks to goal as anti-investor protests in German soccer escalate
11 months ago

Fans attach bicycle locks to goal as anti-investor protests in German soccer escalate

Associated Press  

HAMBURG, Germany — Anti-investor protests in German soccer escalated on Friday when fans attached bicycle locks to a goal and displayed banners showing a club executive’s face in crosshairs. German news agency dpa reported people from a section of the stadium occupied by Hamburg supporters attached the thick metal bicycle locks to the goal at halftime, and objects were thrown …

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Germany’s parliament approves easing citizenship laws
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Germany’s parliament approves easing citizenship laws

Al Jazeera  

Legislation allows people to become eligible for citizenship after five years and opens up possibility of dual nationalities. The legislation will allow people to become eligible for citizenship after five years in Germany or three in case of “special integration accomplishments”, rather than the eight or six years at present. In a video welcoming the citizenship law, Scholz said the …

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Members of a union representing German train drivers vote for open-ended strikes in bitter dispute
1 year ago

Members of a union representing German train drivers vote for open-ended strikes in bitter dispute

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Members of a union representing German train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to stage open-ended strikes in a bitter dispute with the main national railway operator over working hours and pay, union leaders said Tuesday. The GDL union said that 97% of members who voted in a ballot authorized fully fledged strikes at state-owned Deutsche Bahn, easily beating the …

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Berlin court orders rerun of chaotic 2021 state election
2 years, 1 month ago

Berlin court orders rerun of chaotic 2021 state election

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A Berlin court on Wednesday ordered a rerun of the German capital’s 2021 state election because of severe election-day glitches at many polling stations. Berlin held four votes on the same day last year: the state election, an election for the city’s 12 district assemblies, the German national election and a local referendum. Earlier this month, the federal …

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German lawmakers vote to approve huge fund for military
2 years, 7 months ago

German lawmakers vote to approve huge fund for military

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German lawmakers voted Friday to approve a 100 billion-euro special fund to strengthen the country’s military, preparing the way for a massive procurement drive three months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine jolted the government into action. The measure won broad support in the parliament’s lower house after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition held lengthy negotiations with the main …

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Merkel’s party faces German election ‘wake-up call’
3 years, 9 months ago

Merkel’s party faces German election ‘wake-up call’

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Two German state election defeats have put the spotlight on chances of a government without Chancellor Angela Merkel’s bloc after September’s national vote. Final results showed that Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union was handily defeated in Sunday’s elections by two popular incumbent state governors: the Green party’s Winfried Kretschmann in Baden-Wuerttemberg and the center-left Social Democrats’ Malu Dreyer in …

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