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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz praised people who had taken part in a series of protests against the far-right in recent days. An investigative report on alleged repatriation plans prompted the outcry. Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday praised people participating in protests against the far-right in various German cities in recent days, most recently a large late-night gathering in central Cologne the previous day.  The demonstrations, one of which Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock attended on Sunday, follow public outrage over an investigative report on a meeting of right-wing figures late last year in Potsdam.  "I am grateful that in recent days tens of thousands have taken to the streets all over Germany — against racism and rabble-rousing, and in favor of our liberty and democracy," Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on social media on Wednesday. "It's encouraging, and it shows that we democrats are many — and many more than those who wish to d...

Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck chaired the Federal Cabinet meeting. It's actually a chancellor's job, but Olaf Scholz is on vacation. The “boss” is on vacation, so the vice chancellor is moving up – at least for a day. Robert Habeck (Greens) chaired the federal cabinet meeting, Chancellor Olaf Scholz ( SPD ) is on vacation. Before the start of the meeting, Habeck shook hands with Chancellor Wolfgang Schmidt (SPD), Schmidt is considered Scholz's closest confidante. Habeck also spoke to Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens). After the cabinet meeting, Habeck spoke of a "friendly routine meeting" that was not associated with any great emotions. There was a tight agenda. “The cabinet is also working at full capacity during the summer holidays.” Among other things, it decided on an updated national hydrogen strategy. Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit spoke of a "summerly relaxed" mood, the meeting was "as professional as we like i...

Leif-Erik Holm, the state head of the AfD in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, wants to tackle the 30 percent The east is tilting to the right — now the north is shaking too! As a current election poll by the opinion research institute Insa on behalf of the “Nordkurier” showed, the AfD would also become the strongest force in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania if a state parliament were elected on Sunday. According to the survey, the right-wing populists would come before the ruling SPD in their home country for the first time with 29 percent! The Social Democrats would therefore only reach 27 percent, the CDU with 18 percent (-1) was clearly behind in third place. The co-governing Left would get 10 percent (-1), the Greens unchanged at 6 percent. The FDP would be thrown out of the state parliament with 4 percent (-1). For comparison: In April, the AfD in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was still 25 percent, the SPD 28 percent. The state head of the AfD in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Leif-Eri...