Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff, Thüringen’s Minister for Culture, Federal and European Affairs speculates on where Germany goes next post-Jamaica breakdown.  After almost eight weeks, the Liberals (FDP) have declared the exploratory talks about forming a government with the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and the Greens a failure.  “It is better not to rule… Read More Minority Government or New Elections?

The dust has now settled on the most recent German regional election in Lower Saxony, so now is perhaps a good time to stand back and reflect on what we can learn from the results.  Benjamin Hoff, Minister for Cultural, Federal and European Affairs in the Land government of Thueringen and Practitioner Fellow at the Sussex… Read More The Lower Saxony Regional Election; History, Data and Analysis