![The CDU under party leader Friedrich Merz promotes Germany as a car country](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/27/290599/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/cdu-removes-survey-about-combustion-engine-ban-believes-in-manipulation.webp)
The CDU wishes to end the prohibition on combustion vehicles. They initiated a digital poll to support this goal, only to remove it briefly thereafter. It seems that an estimated tens of thousands of votes were cast fraudulently.
Panorama![An ambulance from the fire department drives to the scene with its blue lights flashing.](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/27/290542/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/in-lubeck-many-sustained-injuries-due-to-a-mishap.webp)
In Lübeck, two elderly individuals sustain severe injuries after allegedly failing to notice a traffic signal.
Politics![A man sits at the wheel of a car with a joint between his fingers.](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/27/290510/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/the-interior-minister-opposes-increasing-the-legal-cannabis-limit-for-driving.webp)
Legally permitted cannabis usage for adults comes with various restrictions. These limitations are now set to be applied to road travel. However, this is being met with disapproval from Lower Saxony.
Politics!["Tens of thousands of votes were cast automatically": Carsten Linnemann.](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/27/290500/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/the-cdu-claims-the-internet-vote-on-banning-combustion-vehicles-has-been-tampered-with.webp)
The CDU aims to reverse the impending ban on cars with combustion engines set for 2035. A digital survey was intended to assist - yet it resulted in an unexpected outcome.
Panorama![Stephan Weil (SPD), Minister President of Lower Saxony.](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/27/290482/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/premier-weil-s-journey-to-china-tour-of-volkswagen-facility.webp)
PM Weil is set to visit China, accompanied by businesspeople and politicians. He plans to hold discussions with a maritime firm, tour a VW manufacturing facility, and commemorate a milestone event during his visit.
Politics![Members of the UAW union at a rally.](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/27/290431/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/union-responds-to-mercedes-victory-in-the-us.webp)
The UAW union in the US is unwilling to concede defeat after two unsuccessful attempts to unionize Mercedes employees in Alabama. With past victories at VW and others, the UAW had hoped to add Mercedes workers to its membership. However, in a recent election, a majority chose not to be...
Calendar-Sheet![An emergency vehicle of the Berlin fire department. (to dpa: "Car crashed in Schlachtensee - rescue...](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/27/290402/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/a-motor-vehicle-collides-with-schlachtensee-claiming-one-life.webp)
A fatal accident occurred in the Berlin district of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, where a vehicle crashed into the Schlachtensee lake. The fire department notified of the incident on X (formerly Twitter) late on Friday night, stating that the car contained at least one person. In the early hours of...
Calendar-Sheet![A police vehicle drives with its flashing blue lights on.](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/27/290398/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/adolescent-driver-plows-into-a-field-attempting-to-evade-law-enforcement-officers.webp)
A 17-year-old, allegedly under the influence of drugs, and without a valid driver's license, crashed his vehicle in a field as he tried to evade the police in Leonberg (Böblingen district). The incident occurred late on Friday night, according to authorities who made the announcement on Saturday.
Calendar-Sheet![A blue light shines on a police patrol.](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/27/290382/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/on-the-b12-there-is-an-accident-involving-three-vehicles-resulting-in-eight-injuries.webp)
A traffic accident in Lower Bavaria injured eight people recently. On Friday, a 59-year-old driver operated his vehicle into oncoming traffic on the B12 highway near Kirchdorf am Inn (district of Rottal-Inn), causing a head-on collision with another car. A 28-year-old driver following closely...
Calendar-Sheet![Anjes Tjarks (Greens), Senator for Transport and Mobility Transition of the Free and Hanseatic City...](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/27/290370/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/the-decreasing-proportion-of-combustion-engine-vehicles-on-the-rise.webp)
Anjes Tjarks, Hamburg's transport senator, thinks that besides the shift in mobility, a change in car propulsion is essential to meet climate objectives. He is confident that Hamburg is heading in the right direction.
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