Germany: Brandenburg goes to the polls with far-right AfD hoping for second state win – Europe live
Following AfD’s victory in Thuringia, race in one of smallest German states in terms of population becomes focus of attention. ZDF projection puts SPD at 32%, AfD at 29% 17:09 A second exit poll,
German chancellor's Social Democrats seek to hold off far right in vote in Brandenburg
A state election is taking place in Brandenburg three weeks after a far-right party made gains in two other states in eastern Germany
Germany's Far-Right AfD on Track for Another State Election Win
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is predicted to come first in an election in Brandenburg on Sunday, seeking to build on gains in other eastern states this month and beat Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats in a traditional stronghold.
Germany's Brandenburg state votes, far-right AfD likely to notch up another win
Germans in the state of Brandenburg were voting in a regional election on Sunday with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) expected to finish first, building on successes in other eastern states and beating Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats in one of their traditional strongholds.
Scholz's Social Democrats hold back the far right in German state vote
The Social Democrats of Chancellor Olaf Scholz have won an election in the eastern German state of Brandenburg
Scholz's Party Beats Far-right AfD In East German State Vote
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats narrowly beat the far-right AfD in a state election Sunday in the formerly communist east, a rare bit of good news for his party.
Germany dodges a historic second far-right win in a state election
Germany looks set to narrowly avoid having a far-right party as the strongest force in a second state on Sunday, just weeks the anti-migrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) became the first far-right party in post-war history to win an election.
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AfD becomes first far-right party to win German state election since 1945
After voting closed on Sunday, the AfD was projected to become the strongest party in the eastern state of Thuringia, with 32.8% of the vote, and to come a close second in Saxony, with 30.6% of ...
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Germany election results show far-right party set to win first state vote
Projections for ARD and ZDF public television based on exit polls and partial counting showed Alternative for Germany winning 32-33% of the vote in Thuringia — well ahead of the center-right ...
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A German far-right party wins its first state election and is very close in a second
The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, won 32.8% of the vote in Thuringia — well ahead of the center-right Christian Democratic Union, the main national opposition party, with 23.6%.
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Germany’s far-right party AfD set to win one state election, and is level in another, exit polls show
Newly founded left-wing party, the Sarah Wagenknecht alliance – or BSW – looks to be coming in third in both Thuringia and Saxony, where roughly 1.7 million people and 3.3 million were ...
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Thuringia: A small German state with big political impact
Thuringia is home to Weimar: a city brimming with cultural heritage, including writers Goethe and Schiller, and the world-famous Bauhaus school. Weimar lent its name to the first German democracy ...
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Germany's Far Right Thuringia Victory Ominous Sign for Ukraine
Another anti-establishment party, the left-nationalist BSW (Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance) secured 11.8 percent of the vote in Saxony and 15.8 percent in Thuringia. The AfD and BSW are both critical ...
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Germany's far-right AfD set to come first in Thuringia election - exit poll
BERLIN, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Germany's far-right AfD was on track to coming first in the state election of Thuringia on Sunday, an exit poll by broadcaster ZDF said, although it will unlikely be ...
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German leader urges parties to boycott far right after its election wins
BERLIN — Victories for Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany in two eastern states prompted Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday to urge mainstream parties to forge coalitions without the ...