Far-right AfD and anti-immigrant BSW win half the seats in Brandenburg state election
Anger over the federal government’s policies of war and social cutbacks is manifesting itself in massive losses for the establishment parties, from which the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Left Party split-off Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) are benefiting.
German Far-Right Narrowly Held Back in State Election
Germany's Social Democrats won in the eastern state of Brandenburg, pushing out the far-right AfD in a tightly contested race.
Germany: Far-Right Narrowly Misses Majority In Brandenburg
The ruling SPD has just scraped by in a critical electoral test, but a closer look at the numbers show trouble for next year's elections.
Germany's Brandenburg state votes, far-right AfD likely to notch up another win
BERLIN (Reuters) -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.
Germany: Germany's far-right AfD set for another state election win in Brandenburg
Senftenberg, Brandenburg, Germany - Recent The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is projected to win the most votes in Brandenburg after building on gains in other eastern states this month, while looking to beat Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats,
Germany's SPD fends of far right in state vote as federal elections near
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats narrowly beat the far-right AfD in a state election Sunday in the formerly communist east. The result offers some respite for Scholz's embattled coalition government,
Germany: Brandenburg election brings relief for ruling SPD
However, questions about the future of Germany's ruling coalition remain.It was "only" a regional election and Brandenburg, with its 2.1 million eligible voters, is only one of Germany's 16 federal states.
Explainer-What can Germany's far-right AfD do with its blocking minorities?
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -After coming second in the Brandenburg state vote on Sunday and winning the Thuringia ...
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German government and left party are fading: Time for MERA25 Brandenburg
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German populists team up to demand probe into Covid-19 response
Two German populist parties that saw strong support in recent state elections are calling for a parliamentary investigation ...
Far-right gains in east Germany could deal blow to economy
After elections in Thuringia and Saxony, the far-right AfD party has again massively gained in a poll in eastern Germany. Now ...
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The German Chancellor’s Party Ekes Out a Win Over the Far Right
The narrow win by Olaf Scholz’s party came in a state election, the third in a series that was seen as a reflection of the ...
Germany dodges a second far-right win, but only just
Germany's ruling party narrowly won the Brandenburg election, edging out the far-right AfD. The AfD saw a historic win in ...
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. They gained a ...
AfD: how Germany’s constitution was designed with the threat of extremism in mind
The ‘basic law’ is designed to prevent the return of national socialism and sets out a comprehensive set of rights for ...