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 ...

This region used to power the former East Germany with its coal mines. But as the economy collapsed, the far right rose. In cities like Görlitz, hard on the Polish border, change has disturbed ...

Since Saxony borders Poland and the Czech Republic some workers are quite close. Others will need to come from farther away. Another problem for companies in the former East Germany is the fact ...

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 ...

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 ...

The results in Saxony and Thuringia reflect the growing fragmentation of Germany's political landscape and in particular, the rise of anti-establishment parties. The Left Party's losses could be ...

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 ...

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).

Founded in 2013, far-right Alternative für Deutschland – or Alternative for Germany (AfD ... according to ZDF. In Saxony, which also held a regional election Sunday, the two parties are ...

Closely watched elections in the former East Germany are likely to reveal a still-divided country and yield a worrying challenge to Berlin. By Steven Erlanger Steven Erlanger traveled for three ...

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 ...

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 ...