Far-Right AfD Wins Record Votes in German State Election

Voters in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state head to the polls - Reuters

Voters in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state head to the polls  Reuters

Europe wrestles with impact of historic regional gains for Germany's AfD

The BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler sees the far-right win in Saxony-Anhalt state ringing alarm bells for the EU and traditional parties.

Opinion | The AfD Rises on the German Right - WSJ

Opinion | The AfD Rises on the German Right  WSJ

Germany’s far-right AfD scores historic win in regional election, falls short of majority

Merz under pressure from far-right election triumph

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will huddle with his CDU party to discuss and digest their thumping defeat at the hands of the far-right AfD party in a state election in the ex-communist east.

AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt election in historic far-right surge

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, exit polls showed, putting a far-right party within reach of power at the state level for the first time since World War Two. While short of an overall majority, the AfD won 44% of the vote and delivered a […]

AfD’s breakthrough moment at ballot box leaves divided Germany in crisis

Exit polls in Saxony-Anhalt state election put far-right party that has cosy relationship with Moscow on 44.5pc of the vote

By James Crisp and James Rothwell

Far-right Alternative for Germany party falls just short of majority in regional election

The AfD in Saxony-Anhalt is one of a number classified as a right-wing extremist group by German security services.

Far-right AfD scores historic win in German state vote

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the Sept. 6 election in Saxony-Anhalt by a wide margin but fell short of an outright majority, leaving its bid to form its first state government unresolved.

AfD wins record vote in Saxony-Anhalt, falls short of majority

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany won a record victory in Sunday’s election in Saxony-Anhalt but fell short of the majority it needed to govern alone, leaving the eastern...

History made as Germany’s far-right AfD wins first state election

Result adds to pressure on Chancellor Merz's coalition

AfD’s Saxony-Anhalt landslide leaves Germany facing a coalition deadlock

Chancellor Merz faces growing pressure to resign after the CDU's worst-ever result, while the AfD cannot govern Saxony-Anhalt alone and Germany's 'firewall' faces its toughest test yet, before two more state elections on 20 September The post AfD’s Saxony-Anhalt landslide leaves Germany facing a coalition deadlock appeared first on ProtoThema English.

By Αλεξία Αμβράζη

AfD leader sees clear mandate to govern after win - The Copenhagen Post

AfD leader sees clear mandate to govern after win  The Copenhagen Post