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Merkel Party Leader Reinforces Call for Tighter German Lockdown Bloomberg 1 hr ago Iain Rogers
(Bloomberg) The leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party reinforced his call for strict, short-term curbs to contain Germany’s resurgent outbreak, as he tries to gain backing for the plan.
A hard two- to three-week shutdown is needed to get Germany’s incidence rate under control, Armin Laschet, the chairman of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, said Tuesday. After the so-called bridge lockdown, the restrictions could be cautiously lifted as vaccinations gather pace and increased testing allows more businesses to reopen, he told public broadcaster ZDF.
Return of German politics By Joschka Fischer
BERLIN ― Angela Merkel s 16-year reign as German chancellor is coming to an end. Whatever one s feelings about her, she has put her stamp on an entire era. But political epochs rarely end quietly, and Mutti s long goodbye is no exception.
German electoral politics have finally started to heat up. The first two state elections of what will be a super election year pointed to the possibility that the federal election on Sept. 26 could produce a new government coalition without Merkel s Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union.
In both Baden-Wurttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate, large losses for the CDU coincided with equally strong gains for the Greens and a stable share of the vote for the Free Democrats (FDP). Hence, there is now talk of a possible traffic light coalition between the Social Democrats (red), the FDP (yellow), and the Greens. Suddenly, a change of government in Berlin s
Germany’s coordinator for transatlantic relations called for a temporary halt to the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas link to Russia to give Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government time to work on resetting ties with the U.S.
COVID: Angela Merkel forced to think again on Easter
Merkel recently apologized for a botched five-day lockdown plan during the Easter holiday, scrapping plans for last minute extended restrictions for this Thursday and this coming Saturday. The U-turn resulted in calls for a vote of confidence in her government from opposing parties.
How would Germans vote if the upcoming election were this weekend?
As the pandemic worsens, Germans are increasingly souring on Merkel s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, with the CDU experiencing nearly a 10-point drop in support since mid-December. According to the April survey, if federal elections were held this Sunday, only 27% of Germans said they would vote for the CDU, with 22% voting for the Greens and 16% saying they would choose the Social Democratic Party (SPD).