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Oskar Lafontaine

Social Democrats Look for Way Forward

Kurt Beck said he won’t resign as head of the Social Democrats (SPD) despite ongoing political chaos in Hesse. Beck attempted to refocus his party, which has been in disarray in recent weeks. ... Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Kurt Beck wants to stay in...

Germany becoming ungovernable, says former president

Germany risks being condemned to era of unstable minority rule, fragile coalitions, and lame duck chancellors, former head of state warns ... This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Thursday March 06 2008. Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters Germany risks...

SPIEGEL Interview with Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann: 'We're not Barbarians'

Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann speaks to SPIEGEL about the public's growing mistrust of the business community, Germany's massive tax evasion scandal in Liechtenstein, executive fat cat salaries and the causes and consequences of the current financial crisis.

GERMANY: Corruption Feeds the New Market

"Societies collapse when popular confidence in their political and economic system is hollowed out by such frauds," Stephan-Andreas Casdorff, leading political commentator at the Berlin-based daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel wrote in an editorial comment. "What many citizens feel right now is the...

GERMANY: Corruption Feeds the New Market

BERLIN, Mar 5 (IPS) - The revelation that hundreds of wealthy Germans have made illegal investments in Liechtenstein to avoid taxes, and the unearthing of new cases of corruption in top enterprises, raise new questions about the way the market economy is going.

German SPD leader signals major shift by talking to the Left Party

Berlin - The leader of the Social Democrats (SPD) in the German state of Hesse signalled a significant shift in the country's politics Tuesday by saying she would hold talks with the Left Party on forming a government at state level. Andrea Ypsilanti...

Hamburg and Hesse

In James Gleick’s bestseller, Chaos: Making a New Science, one of the recurring phrases is “period three implies chaos.” Grossly simplified, once things start oscillating among three stable states, chaos is inevitable and ubiquitous. In politics, particularly German politics, three parties did...

Lafontaine's Left Gains From German Tax-Evasion Probe

Germany's investigation of hundreds of suspected tax evaders will help cement the arrival of Oskar Lafontaine's opposition Left Party as a force capable of frustrating ... Chancellor Angela Merkel's plans for government. The Left Party, which includes former Communists...

State vote seen boosting tensions in Merkel govt (Reuters)

Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives retained power in a regional election in Hamburg on Sunday which also dealt a blow to the Social Democrats (SPD) and could heighten tensions in Berlin's "grand coalition." ... By Noah Barkin and Sylvia Westall 9...

Germany's Left Party Expels Politician Over Stasi Remarks

Germany's Left party has thrown out one of its regional deputies who sparked outrage by arguing for the return of East Germany's notorious secret police, the Stasi as well as the Berlin Wall. ... Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The Stasi kept secret files...