Reuters26d
Germany, state gov't likely to take 80% stake in shipbuilder, say sources
BERLIN, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The German government and state of Lower Saxony are likely to acquire ... visited the shipbuilder in northwestern Germany last week to assure workers the shipyard ...
Newsday20d
A German far-right party wins its first state election and is very close in a second
It already had no representation in Saxony. A third state election follows Sept. 22 in another eastern state, Brandenburg, currently led by Scholz's party. Germany's next national election is due ...
New York Post20d
Germany’s far-right AfD wins state election for first time — but moderate parties will refuse to join in coalition
In neighboring Saxony, CDU came out ahead, although barely, with 31.7% of the vote, while AfD won between 30.6% and 31.4%. Bjoern Hoecke, the top candidate for the Alternative for Germany party in ...
Prospect20d
Germany’s far right will govern from the sidelines
Their alarming success—particularly the Alternative for Germany (AfD)’s first-place finish in Thuringia ... including changes to the state’s constitution and the election of judges. In Saxony, the AfD ...
CBS News20d
Germany election results show far-right party set to win first state vote
It had no representation in Saxony. A third state election follows Sept. 22 in another eastern state, Brandenburg, currently led by Scholz's party. Germany's next national election is due in a ...
dw29d
Saxony votes: What you need to know about this German state
Population and economy With more than 4 million inhabitants, Saxony is Germany's seventh-largest state by population. The state capital is Dresden, with more than 570,000 inhabitants. The most ...
The Washington Post20d
German leader urges parties to boycott far right after its election wins
with 32.8 percent of votes — marking the first time that the far right has won a state election in Germany since World War II. In neighboring Saxony, the AfD is on track to finish a strong ...
The Washington Post23d
As Germany’s far right reaches milestone moment, extremists grow bolder
BAUTZEN, Germany — A thousand revelers waving rainbow flags and bright umbrellas marched through the streets, moving to the pulsing dance music that blasted from a trailer decorated in ...
Yahoo21d
Projections: Neck-and-neck election results in Germany's Saxony
Initial projected election results in the eastern German state of Saxony show a neck-and-neck race between the centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
World Socialist Web Site21d
Far-right Alternative for Germany achieves over 30 percent in Saxony and Thuringia state elections
The top candidate in Saxony, Jörg Urban, is also part of the Höcke wing of the party. Bjoern Hoecke, head of AfD in Thuringia, at a rally of the Alternative for Germany, AfD, party in Erfurt ...
Reuters25d
Germany's far right targets renewable energy in bid for first election wins
The growing opposition to wind energy in Thuringia and Saxony echoes a broader popular backlash in Germany and elsewhere ... out of concern that it will lower property values and spoil the ...