MAINZ, Germany - First the kilts, then the Lederhosen? A small political party in Germany’s southern state of Bavaria is closely watching the outcome of the Scottish referendum, hopeful that a ...

Bavarian nationalists claim that a Scottish vote to leave the United Kingdom would provide a major boost for their party’s 60-year campaign to win independence for the southern German state. The ...

FILE PHOTO: German Interior Minister and Christian Social Union (CSU) leader Horst Seehofer gestures as he speaks to the media after Bavaria election loss, in Berlin, Germany, October 16, 2018.

The German Greens have been abused on the campaign trail in Bavaria and have had to defend unpopular federal policies. And yet they believe they're on course for a ...

Loud, proud and fiercely independent, Bavaria is Germany’s Texas. But are laptops starting to beat out lederhosen? Lois Jones takes the former kingdom’s temperature. Bavaria, the deeply Catholic land ...

Many Germans would love to get rid of Bavaria. Now, a small separatist party from the southern state is giving voters the chance. For most foreigners, Germany is little more than Oktoberfest, the Alps ...

One week before regional elections in Bavaria, Katrin Ebner-Steiner campaigns with an infectious smile, handing out leaflets to voters with slogans such as “Protect Our Wives and Daughters” or “Money ...

If the Scots vote 'yes,' it could be a huge boost for other independence movements around Europe. Maybe even for separatists in the southern German state of Bavaria. "We wish our Scottish friends ...

Markus Söder being sworn in as minister president on Tuesday. Photo: DPA Just over three weeks ago, the Christian Socialists (CSU) suffered major losses in the Bavarian state election. Now they've ...