AfD becomes first far-right party to win German state election …
Sep 2, 2024 · The party’s lead candidate in Thuringia, Björn Höcke, was convicted earlier this year after breaking German laws against uttering Nazi slogans in public.
German leaders react to far-right surge in Thuringia, Saxony
Sep 2, 2024 · The far-right AfD emerged as strongest party in Thuringia, and a close second in Saxony in Sunday's votes. The newly-formed populist left-wing party BSW also scored well in both states. All three...
East Germans Lean Toward Extremes in State Elections
Sept. 1, 2024. The far-right Alternative for Germany was on course on Sunday to become the strongest party in a state election for the first time, in Thuringia, and it was running a close second...
German far right hails 'historic' election victory in east - BBC
Sep 1, 2024 · Germany's anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) is celebrating a "historic success", with a big victory for the far-right party in the eastern state of Thuringia.
AfD victory in Thuringia: Scholz urges 'firewall' to keep out far right
Sep 2, 2024 · In Thuringia, Mr Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) won just six seats, with none for his coalition partners the Greens and the liberal FDP. The SPD also fared badly in Saxony, where it came...
A rise in the German far-right is deterring ... - Associated Press News
Aug 28, 2024 · Ahead of state elections on Sept. 1 in the three eastern states of Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg, where the far-right party is leading in the polls, companies say they see the Alternative for Germany as a risk for the region as a place to do business or invest.
German chancellor condemns first state election success for far …
Sep 2, 2024 · MUNICH — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday pleaded with mainstream parties to not change course and decide to enter a coalition with the first far-right party to come first in a state...
What does the success of the AfD mean for Germany? - Fortune
Sep 2, 2024 · The anti-immigration party topped the polls for the first time ever in the former East German state of Thuringia with around 33 percent of the vote, and was headed for a close second place in...
Far-right AfD on track for its first win in eastern German state vote
Aug 30, 2024 · AfD set to win Sunday's vote in Thuringia, tie in Saxony. New far-left BSW, founded by former Communist, polls third. Coalition building is likely to be complicated. Federal elections are due...
German far-right AfD party scores historic win in state election
Sep 2, 2024 · AfD's victory in Thuringia marks the first time since WWII that a far-right party appears on course to enter a state parliament, with the far-right party polling at over 32% according to exit...