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Alarm that Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania may fall next after party’s Saxony-Anhalt election victory ‘It breaks my heart’: victory sparks dismay Europe live – latest updates Thousands of Germans have staged protests against the far-right Alternative für Deutschland…
The anti-fascist consensus about our Nazi past is fundamental to German democracy. But that, shockingly, is being shattered As shock at the scale of the far right’s resounding state-election victory in Germany reverberated on Sunday, not everybody was unhappy. Seconds after the…
Germany's far-right AfD party won a major parliamentary election victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. The win marks a growing divide in German politics. The AfD party is anti-immigration and has been labelled as xenophobic and extremist by German intelligence. Liz…
Aftershocks of party’s win in Saxony-Anhalt will ripple across Germany, with two more state elections this month Europe live – latest updates Germany is reeling from the biggest far-right victory in a state election since the Nazi period after voters in Saxony-Anhalt in the…
The far-right party is trying to form a government in the state after falling three seats short of a majority.
The BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler sees the far-right win in Saxony-Anhalt state ringing alarm bells for the EU and traditional parties.
AfD leaders celebrated tonight as exit polls projected a big lead in the Saxony-Anhalt vote.
Alternative for Germany, or AfD, went into the vote seeking an absolute majority in the state legislature to govern on its own. That would overcome the so-called firewall of mainstream parties' refusal to work with AfD.
Exit polls show Germany's AfD taking a commanding lead in a regional election, but it remains unclear whether the far-right party can form the country's first state government since World War II.
The Alternative for Germany party has a strong lead in a regional election, but it is unclear if it will be able to form Germany's's first far-right state government since WWII, exit polls indicate.
Exit poll shows Alternative für Deutschland on 44.5% of vote in Saxony-Anhalt after huge turnout, with votes still being counted The populist far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland has emerged as the winner in a crucial state election in Germany, exit polls have…
Germany's AfD has hailed a "historic result" and is projected to win 44.5% of the vote, far ahead of the conservative CDU on 18.5%.
A landslide win for Germany's AfD has forced Italy's right-wing leaders into the open, revealing sharply different views on Russia, Ukraine and how far the political mainstream should go in engaging with Europe's rising far right.
Germany's AfD party has openly sympathized with Russia's attempt to batter Ukraine into submission, even as he stepped up his aggression toward the EU.
The far-right Alternative for Germany is just short of a majority in a regional election.
Not enough to win outright but enough to shake Germany and Europe to their core: the far-right Alterniv für Deutschland trouncing the ruling conservatives in the impoverished former East German region of Saxony-Anhalt. We’ll ask about the consequences of voting for an…
Far-right party AfD shocked German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with a landslide regional election victory. CBS News' Trevor Phillips has more.
The AfD, classified as 'far-right extremist' by Germany's intelligence agency, is projected to come first in 2029.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, exit polls showed, putting a far-right party on the cusp of power at state level for the first time since World War Two. The result has garnered attention across Europe, not…
Germany's AfD achieved significant electoral gains, signaling a potential rightward shift across Europe. This development challenges established political norms and impacts international alliances. Mainstream parties may adopt tougher stances on immigration and national…
The far-right AfD's triumph in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt marks a defeat for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and sends a warning to other European leaders battling the same mixture of slow growth and disillusion with mainstream politics. In an increasingly polarized…
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, exit polls showed, putting a far-right party within reach of power at the state level for the first time since World War Two. However, France 24’s correspondent in Berlin,…
The ballot box triumph put the pro-Trump and Moscow-friendly AfD, officially listed as "right-wing extremist" by Germany's domestic intelligence agency, within reach of running its first-ever state government.
Alternative for Germany failed to secure an absolute majority in the state legislature to govern alone and overcome the so-called firewall of mainstream parties' refusal to work with AfD.
Germany's far-right AfD party is on the verge of a groundbreaking success in Saxony-Anhalt, with projections indicating they’ve captured 44% of the votes, significantly surpassing the conservative CDU. This marks a historic shift in the landscape of post-war German governance.…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party faces a disastrous blow as AfD aims for Germany's first far-right state government since World War II.
If the AfD can win, it will secure a foothold for advancing its agenda to heavily restrict immigration, restore ties with Russia, cut support to Ukraine and quit the euro.
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a record 44% in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, leaving a small party with seats that could determine whether it can lead the nation's first far-right state government since World War II. Why it matters: Germany rebuilt its…
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is projected to win a regional election in Saxony-Anhalt.
AfD's regional branch in Saxony-Anhalt is one of several classified as a proven right-wing extremist group by the domestic intelligence agency.
It could form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II.
If the AfD manages to form a government, it would be the first far-right party to lead a German state since World War II
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party headed towards a landslide victory in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, with 44.5 percent of the vote, early results showed.
The AfD won 44 per cent of the vote, up from 20.8 per cent in 2021, while the centre-right CDU came a distant second.
Voting is underway in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday in a closely watched election. "If the AfD does form a government in Saxony-Anhalt, that would make it the first regional government headed by a far-right party since the end of the Second World War, since…
Party hails 'historic' result, but it is not immediately clear whether it will be able to form a government.
Voting began in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday in a closely watched election. Recent surveys place the AfD at just over 40%, followed by Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU) at 23%. If the AfD wins, "one of the main things they want to change is the education…
