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Eastern German leaders meet to discuss future of the region
The premiers of the five states in eastern Germany are meeting in Berlin on Thursday to discuss the future of the region, which still lags…
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Far-right AfD holds rally in German city hit by fatal knife attack
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) held an event on Friday evening in the southern German city of Aschaffenburg, where a fatal…
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Far-right AfD to rally in German city hit by fatal knife attack
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is to hold an event on Friday in the southern city of Aschaffenburg, where a fatal knife…
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The world repudiated fascism in World War II, but extremism returns to my country Germany
Sometimes, you can see clearer from afar. I find this especially to be true when it comes to observing the role your native country has on…
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Rise of far right in Germany’s east isn’t over yet
“If the old parties had done their jobs properly then the AfD would not exist,” Ingolf complains, echoing a common sense that the rest of…
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A far-right German party's win has some fearing for the future. Others worry of a return to the past
BERLIN (AP) — Nicki Kämpf watched her daughter toddle across the sand in a Berlin playground and wondered whether she and her wife should…
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Populist split on German left a 'gift' to the far right, leader says
The co-leader of Germany's far-left Die Linke (The Left) blamed the upstart populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) for the party's poor…
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Journalists shut out of AfD election party in Thuringia
As victory loomed for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Sunday's state parliamentary polls in the central German state of…
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German populist Sahra Wagenknecht denounces far-right leader Höcke
German populist politician Sahra Wagenknecht said her upstart party, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), would absolutely not consider…
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Far-right AfD eyes big gains in German elections
Voters in Germany's two eastern states are due to cast their ballots in elections in which the far right is expected to perform strongly.…
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Protest against German far-right AfD in state capital ahead of poll
Some 3,000 people took part in a protest action against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Saturday in the city of Erfurt,…
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Far right eyes political earthquake as Germans head to the polls
The far right is on the cusp of winning the most votes in German state elections for the first time since the Nazis. For some in Germany,…
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German court gives journalists access to far-right AfD election party
A German court on Friday ruled that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) must grant national journalists access to an election…
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Anti far-right AfD demonstrators block state leader Höcke from event
Police in the eastern German city of Jena used pepper spray and batons to break up a demonstration of some 2,000 people protesting the…
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German chancellor defends 2025 budget in face of opposition scorn
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday defended the compromise over the 2025 federal budget arrived at by his three-party coalition in…
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Gains but no triumph for a far-right German party in local elections in an eastern state
BERLIN (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany made gains but failed to secure outright victories in local elections in an eastern…