Translation of Genossenschaft

Last year, many parties did not receive votes anymore and had to go to the opposition. The entire area is governed today by leftist parties and the center block is weakenng constantly during the last year.
Every school has some narrow minded teachers who are not willing in investing in progressive educational process. They do not grasp that schooling methods today are different from last century's methods.
The ferry took me to the island. Sitting next to me there was a local guy with two packs of beer, and he seemed pretty drunk for this hour of the day. He offered me some beer and I was polite.