INTERVIEW WITH ANGELO BOLAFFI, political philosopher and Germanist - "After the one at the Quirinale with France, Italy must also enter into a Pact with Germany because Paris, Berlin and Rome are the cornerstones of Europe" - The new Government…
Progress in the negotiations between the 3 parties that emerged victorious from the last German elections to create the Scholz government, which however will be born after December 16 to allow Merkel to go down in history as the longest serving Chancellor...
The candidate for the new German chancellery takes stock of the negotiations under way to form a government and excludes from the outset the possibility of replicating the Grand coalition with the Christian Democrats defeated in the last elections
The Social Democrats detach the CDU, which makes up for the worst electoral result in history, and pave the way for Scholz's Chancellery which, however, will have to convince the Greens and Liberals to enter the Government: long times are expected for the formation of the…
The outgoing Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz will probably be the next head of government, but with a majority still to be built: the centre-right orphaned by Angela Merkel is still in the running but the quotations of Greens and Liberals are rising, which could…
The leap of the Union depends on the outcome of the German elections, on Italy's ability to implement the commitments of the PNRR and on the abandonment of French grandeur. In the new book by Gianni Nardozzi ("A new Germany for Europe? The economy and the German soul", Brioschi publisher) the analysis…
INTERVIEW with AMBASSADOR MICHELE VALENSISE, President of the German-Italian Center for European Dialogue Villa Vigoni - The sketch of the three candidates for the Chancellery and the effect of the German vote on Germany and Europe
The favorite to succeed Angela Merkel appears to be social democrat Olaf Scholz, but this time Germany could have three parties in government. The Cdu does not shine in the polls, the Liberals are on the rise
Three out of five polls show the Social Democrat candidate, Olaf Scholz, surprisingly in pole position for the German general elections on 26 September after which Angela Merkel will leave the Chancellery after 16 years. But what is the basis of the sprint…
According to ANGELO BOLAFFI, a Germanist and former Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin, the real unknown factor of the German elections in September is the outcome of the fight against Covid, but for now the Greens are at 28%, CDU-CSU drop to 21 % And…
Yes won in the referendum on the new edition of the Grosse Koalition with Angela Merkel's Cdu/Csu among the more than 463 members of the SPD: "Delighted to collaborate with the SPD for the well-being of the country".
On Sunday 4 March, the German Social Democrats will announce the outcome of the internal referendum on the Grosse Koalition. In the event that No wins, Berlin could return to the polls soon.
Surprisingly, the leader of the Social Democrats Martin Schulz gave up the prestigious post of foreign minister due to internal disputes within the SPD that could have complicated life for the new Grand Coalition Executive
New step forward in Germany towards the Grand Coalition government led by Merkel: Schultz wins the SPD congress which gives the green light to the final negotiations but the referendum remains unknown among the members
After a marathon of more than twenty-one hours and almost four months after the elections, Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, the CSU and the SPD finally seem to have managed to find an agreement that will allow for the formation of a new government. I leap…
The political deadlock of the last three months in Germany seems to be heading towards an end. Exploratory talks between Angela Merkel's CDU and Martin Schulz's SPD began on Sunday to seek an agreement…
LATEST PROJECTIONS: Cdu-Csu 33% (-8,6%), Spd 20,5% (-4,9%), Afd (ultra-right) 12,6% (+8,3%), Liberals Fdp 10,4 % (+5,6%), Greens 9% (+0,6%), Linke (extreme left) 9% (+0,4%) - Merkel disappointed: "I was hoping for a better result" - Social Democrats say goodbye to the Grand Coalition…
According to the first projections of the German general elections, Merkel's party (CDU-CSU) remains the strongest despite falling back to 33,5%, the Social Democrats of the SPD collapse (21%) and the ultra-right of the AFD soars (13% ) who enters Parliament for the first time…
The former president of the European Parliament was elected president of the German Social Democrats and will challenge Chancellor Angela Merkel in the next general elections in Germany in September.
