Tag: The Left (Germany)

• Friday, September 20th 2013 - 19:43 UTC

  Germany’s anti-Euro party could force a ‘grand-coalition’ after Sunday’s election

  

  German voters will go to the polls this Sunday in a national election whose outcome could change the future of Germany and the Euro zone. According to the latest polls, Merkel's conservative lead has narrowed ahead of the vote on Sunday. Merkel and her conservative CDU/CSU coalition would receive 38% of the vote, an INSA poll showed on Thursday.

• Monday, May 10th 2010 - 03:33 UTC

  Greek Crisis Costs Germany’s Coalition Control of Parliament Upper House

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party and its coalition allies have been defeated in regional elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, projections suggest. If confirmed, this would see Ms. Merkel's national coalition lose its slim majority in the upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat.