1 month ago- Greens win 16 constituencies straight (2017: 1) in bigger cities all across Germany, including Laschet's hometown Aachen. More than forecasted. - AfD wins 16 constituencies straight (2017: 3), all in eastern German
![Germany Elections - SPD wins much more comfortably than early numbers suggested last night (1.6pp-points lead, 10 seats more) - Linke scraped through but only just. 4.9% of votes and 3 constituencies [2x Berlin, 1 Leipzig] (2017: 5), hence all votes count](https://germany.liveuamap.com/pics/2021/09/27/22317648_0.jpg)
1 month agoGermany Elections - SPD wins much more comfortably than early numbers suggested last night (1.6pp-points lead, 10 seats more) - Linke scraped through but only just. 4.9% of votes and 3 constituencies [2x Berlin, 1 Leipzig] (2017: 5), hence all votes count
Germany: Schulz and Lachette announce seeking to form a government coalition before the end of the year
1 month agoSecond ZDF extrapolation for the federal election. (As of 7:01 p.m.)
1 month agoFrenetic cheering & applause at SPD headquarters in Berlin as first polls come in, putting SPD at 26 percent ahead of CDU/CSU at 24 percent @POLITICOEurope
CDU and SPD tied in Germany's elections: first exit poll
Aviation accident: Gyrocopter crashed in Hessen - two dead
The polling stations are open in Germany
The European Union is threatening to take action against Russia over alleged complicity in a cyberattack campaign known as "Ghostwriter," which targeted several member states
Declaration of @JosepBorrellF on behalf of the EU on malicious cyber activities / Ghostwriter: - these activities attempt to undermine EU democratic processes - the EU & MS urge the Russian Federation to adhere to responsible state behaviour in cyberspace
1 month agoMassive turnout for the Global Climate Strike with @GretaThunberg in front of the German Bundestag
In Grossenlüder the car of a local politician burned during the night. The police are investigating possible links with other incidents
Saxony-Anhalt wants to have all police candidates checked by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in the future, reports the @BILD. The background is a policewoman who is said to have written several letters to the Halle assassin
Military intelligence identified a right-wing extremist posted at high levels and with access to strategic and sensitive information within the Defence Ministry
The police are investigating further after a large-scale operation in Bavaria. Apparently there had been arguments and death threats in a coach on Autobahn 9
According to the police, the woman fell to the ground after the collision and seriously injured her leg. The scooter driver had fled. Berlin Neukölln
Thuringia's Prime Minister Ramelow rejects the initiative of Gruppe Campact: According to Ramelow, the latter had demanded that the Left in constituency 196 in southern Thuringia withdraw its candidate in favor of the SPD candidate in order to prevent a victory for the CDU candidate Maaßen
Berlin: arson attack on police buildings. Several strangers threw Molotov cocktails at a building. And: In the vicinity of the building, various crow's feet were discovered on the roadway. A police car on the way to the crime scene was damaged and could not continue
German police thwart a terrorist attack on a synagogue and arrest a number of suspects
Accommodation no longer habitable: Fire in asylum seekers' home in Zorneding. The amount of damage has not yet been determined. The asylum seekers must now be relocated to other accommodations.
German police: Among those arrested in the attempt to attack the synagogue was a 16-year-old Syrian youth
Non-binding EP resolution passed (494 for,103 against 72 abstentions) calling on EU not to recognize parliament of Russia & consider Russia's suspension from int org with parliamentary assemblies such as PACE, if the upcoming parliamentary elections are recognised as fraudulent
1 month agoThe first two waves of @VCorps Soldiers have arrived in Grafenwoehr, Germany, in preparation for Warfighter 22-1. This is the final step in becoming the @USArmy's 4th Corps & US's forward deployed corps in Europe
Police: We currently have indications of a possible risk situation in connection with a Jewish facility in Hagen. Police protective measures have been adapted accordingly. We are in close contact with the Jewish community
Arson attack on the Treuen vaccination center in the Vogtland district. According to the police, three strangers threw beer bottles with flammable liquid on the building in the evening. Nobody got hurt. There was no major damage
Germany arrests man for shipping equipment for Iran's nuclear programme
1 month agoClear message today at dd1309. Loud protest against pegida, who has complained several times about the volume to the assembly authority
"EU membership is a worthwhile goal." After meeting with Serbian President Vucic in Belgrade, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a press conference that Germany and Serbia are closely connected - and both have joint interests in the EU
1 month agoPolice, fire brigade and rescue service were called to a fire in Chemnitz on Sunday. For an initially unclear cause, a fire broke out in an apartment. The fire brigade was able to bring the flames under control
Drunk man throws stones at the Reichstag building and damages the entrance door. Police took the man into custody. He is being investigated for property damage
