general election

general election

Expats face deadline to register for UK election

British expats across Europe have until midnight on Monday to register to vote in the upcoming UK general election. Here's how to do it. It only takes a matter of minutes.

Elect

Merkel rival urges Berlin voters to help change

Angela Merkel's election rival Peer Steinbrück urged voters in Berlin on Thursday to swing behind his bid to usher in a more socially fair Germany by toppling the chancellor.

Europe

Germans gift foreigners election votes online

Germans are offering up their votes to foreigners online over Facebook. Those behind the project think that decisions made in Germany affect other Europeans so much they deserve a say on Sunday.

FDP

Social Democrats flounder in latest poll

As the general election looms, Germany's Social Democrats seem unable to pull themselves out of the mire, hitting a yearly low in a poll released on Wednesday.