Germany’s AfD to return to Hamburg Parliament
4 years, 10 months ago

Germany’s AfD to return to Hamburg Parliament

The Hindu  

Germany’s far-right AfD party will return to Hamburg’s state Parliament by the skin of its teeth, official results showed, after exit polls from weekend elections suggested it would crash out. Initially predicted to pick up 4.8% of Sunday’s vote in the city State, the final count put AfD at 5.3%, just above the 5% minimum required to enter Parliament under German electoral law. “Getting in by a whisker is a huge success in this case because we were subjected to campaigns from the entire political establishment of the city of Hamburg,” said regional AfD leader Dirk Nockemann. The centre-right party also suffered embarrassment at the Hamburg polls, slipping to just 11.2% of the vote, a showing nearly five percentage points worse than in 2015.

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Thousands protest at far-right AfD rally as German election campaign begins
3 days, 20 hours ago

Thousands protest at far-right AfD rally as German election campaign begins

The Independent  

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Germany: How rise of right and Musk's involvement have stirred anxiety
4 days, 8 hours ago

Germany: How rise of right and Musk's involvement have stirred anxiety

Firstpost  

Now Germany wants a clearer European position and is wary of Trump 2.0. Musk’s comments have stirred Germany’s pot of anxiety Founded in 2013, the AfD has built its base on staunch opposition to immigration and criticism of European Union policies. This election marks a pivotal moment in Germany’s political trajectory, as the right and Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany has …

Elon Musk backs Germany’s far-right AfD before elections
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Elon Musk backs Germany’s far-right AfD before elections

Al Jazeera  

Germans expected to vote on February 23 after a centre-left coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz collapses. “Only the AfD can save Germany,” Musk wrote on Friday in a post on his social media platform, X. Europe’s largest economy is expected to vote on February 23 after a centre-left coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz collapsed. Radtke called …

Germany's Scholz loses confidence vote
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Germany's Scholz loses confidence vote

China Daily  

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence on Monday, setting up a federal election early next year. With the FDP walking away from the coalition that included Scholz's center-left Social Democrats, or SPD, and the Greens, the chancellor could no longer muster a majority in parliament and the confidence vote and snap elections were the only way forward. …

Germany's Scholz calls confidence vote as coalition falls apart, elections loom
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Germany's Scholz calls confidence vote as coalition falls apart, elections loom

Hindustan Times  

Germany's embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz will face parliament Monday to trigger the process towards February 23 elections, in the hope that he can weather a political crisis and win a second term. The political contest comes at a time when Europe's top economy is struggling to revive its stuttering export-led industrial sector amid high energy prices and tough competition from …

German govt in crisis as coalition collapses
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2 months, 1 week ago

German govt in crisis as coalition collapses

China Daily  

By CHEN WEIHUA in Brussels | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-08 09:54 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz leaves the Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, Nov 7, 2024. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for a vote of confidence on Jan 15 after his ruling three-party coalition collapsed on Wednesday following his announcement to fire Finance Minister Christian Lindner amid rows over …

Far-right expecting big gains in Germany
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Far-right expecting big gains in Germany

China Daily  

Right-wing Alternative for Germany Brandenburg top candidate Hans-Christoph Berndt, AfD party co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, Thuringia AfD party leader Bjoern Hoecke and Saxony AfD leader Joerg Urban react after first exit polls of the Brandenburg state election in Potsdam, Germany, Sept 22, 2024. People in the German state of Brandenburg voted in a regional election on Sunday that …

​Hollow middle: On the regional election results in Germany
4 months, 1 week ago

​Hollow middle: On the regional election results in Germany

The Hindu  

The regional elections in the eastern German States of Thuringia and Saxony — Brandenburg goes to the polls on September 22 — have captured attention because of the rise of the Alternative for Germany, the far-right party with neo-Nazi roots. The party, which opposed Germany’s continued military assistance for Ukraine and campaigned for better social protection for workers and tougher …

'Europe’s long rightward lurch continues' as Germany's AfD projected to win
4 months, 1 week ago

'Europe’s long rightward lurch continues' as Germany's AfD projected to win

Raw Story  

Germany's far-right party Alternative for Germany is projected to win in Sunday's statewide elections in a political earthquake—the first time a far-right party has won an election in Germany since the 1930s Nazi-era. Today's election results are seen as a barometer of public sentiment toward German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition ahead of Germany's next national election in a little over …

A far-right German party's win has some fearing for the future. Others worry of a return to the past
4 months, 1 week ago

A far-right German party's win has some fearing for the future. Others worry of a return to the past

The Independent  

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5 takeaways from Germany's regional elections after far right makes historic gains
4 months, 1 week ago

5 takeaways from Germany's regional elections after far right makes historic gains

NPR  

5 takeaways from Germany's regional elections after far right makes historic gains toggle caption Markus Schreiber/AP BERLIN — Voters in two states in eastern Germany have delivered a far-right party its best result since World War II. The Alternative for Germany, known by the German initials AfD, a nationalist party that routinely blames immigrants for many of Germany’s problems, has …

German far-right set for wins in key polls after attack
4 months, 2 weeks ago

German far-right set for wins in key polls after attack

The Hindu  

Voters in two former East German states go to the polls Sunday in elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and deliver big gains for the far-right Alternative for Germany. Opinion polls have the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany ahead in Thuringia and a close second in Saxony, while also predicting a strong showing for the upstart, …

German far-right party reelects its leaders after election gains while opponents protest
6 months, 2 weeks ago

German far-right party reelects its leaders after election gains while opponents protest

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The far-right Alternative for Germany reelected its leadership duo Saturday after the party made gains in the recent European election, while thousands of people protested against its convention and some demonstrators tried to block roads or clashed with police. Two officers were kicked in the head while a politician was being escorted through a group of protesters and …

German far right gains as governing parties decline, but conservatives lead in European election
7 months ago

German far right gains as governing parties decline, but conservatives lead in European election

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s unpopular governing parties sank to feeble results and the far-right Alternative for Germany made gains in Sunday’s vote for the European Parliament, while the mainstream conservative opposition was the country’s strongest political force by a distance, projections showed. After a campaign in which Scholz played a prominent role, the Social Democrats fell more than 10 points short …

Far right surges in EU vote, topping polls in Germany, France, Austria
7 months ago

Far right surges in EU vote, topping polls in Germany, France, Austria

Al Jazeera  

Far-right parties have made significant gains in the European Union parliamentary elections, delivering humiliating defeats to the parties of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer. National Rally was projected to win about 33 percent of the vote and 31 seats in the incoming European Parliament – more than double the tally of the …

A candidate for Germany’s key party was beaten up while campaigning for European elections
8 months, 1 week ago

A candidate for Germany’s key party was beaten up while campaigning for European elections

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left party in next month’s election for the European Parliament was beaten up and seriously injured while campaigning in an eastern city, the party said Saturday. The main center-left grouping, the Party of European Socialists, which includes the German Social Democrats, on Saturday issued a declaration calling the rise of the far …

A candidate for Germany’s key party was beaten up while campaigning for European elections
8 months, 1 week ago

A candidate for Germany’s key party was beaten up while campaigning for European elections

LA Times  

A candidate for the center-left party of German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, was attacked while putting up campaign posters in Dresden. A candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left party in next month’s election for the European Parliament was beaten up and seriously injured while campaigning in an eastern city, the party said Saturday. The main center-left grouping, the Party …

The popularity of a far-right party produces counter-rallies across Germany
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The popularity of a far-right party produces counter-rallies across Germany

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Hundreds of thousands of people in Germany turned out for a third weekend to protest the popularity and policies of the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD party. A rally in Hamburg took place Sunday with a theme of “For diversity and our democracy - Hamburg stands united against the AfD.” Organizers said that up to 100,000 people …

The popularity of a far-right party produces counter-rallies across Germany
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The popularity of a far-right party produces counter-rallies across Germany

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of thousands of people …

Far-right AfD leader says Brexit vote is a ‘model for Germany’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Far-right AfD leader says Brexit vote is a ‘model for Germany’

The Hindu  

The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party said on Monday that the Brexit vote was an example to follow for the EU’s most populous country. “It is a model for Germany, that one can make a sovereign decision like that,” Alice Weidel said while also adding that it would address a “democratic deficit”. But if the changes sought …

Demonstrations against the far right held in Germany following a report on a deportation meeting
1 year ago

Demonstrations against the far right held in Germany following a report on a deportation meeting

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Thousands of people gathered in Germany on Sunday for demonstrations against the far right, among them Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his foreign minister, following a report that extremists recently met to discuss the deportation of millions of immigrants, including German citizens, if they took power. Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock represent the Potsdam area in the German …

German far-right leader says gains in state elections show her party has ‘arrived’
1 year, 3 months ago

German far-right leader says gains in state elections show her party has ‘arrived’

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany said on Monday that her party is no longer a primarily eastern German phenomenon after a pair of strong state election performances in the country’s more prosperous west, declaring that “we have arrived.” The 10-year-old Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is at its strongest in the country’s former communist east. …

Why the failure to stem migration is driving even liberal Germans into the arms of the far-Right: As Bavaria goes to the polls tomorrow, ROBERT HARDMAN is dismayed to find spiralling resentment - and
1 year, 3 months ago

Why the failure to stem migration is driving even liberal Germans into the arms of the far-Right: As Bavaria goes to the polls tomorrow, ROBERT HARDMAN is dismayed to find spiralling resentment - and

Daily Mail  

There are moments on this campaign trail when I wonder if I have just spent the entire day in a beer hall. However, here in Bavaria, it is polling at around 15 per cent, well ahead of the Social Democrats who actually lead the current ‘traffic light’ coalition running the nation. Of his leader’s teenage pamphlet, he explains: ‘People do …

German right-wing party scores another victory
1 year, 6 months ago

German right-wing party scores another victory

China Daily  

An election campaign poster shows Robert Sesselmann of the far-right Alternative for Germany in Sonneberg, Germany, June 26, 2023. The right-wing, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, took another big step toward major political power on Sunday by getting its candidate elected mayor of a town. The party's success a week earlier saw lawyer Robert Sesselmann, elected as district …

German conservatives try to entice discontented voters and push down far-right
1 year, 6 months ago

German conservatives try to entice discontented voters and push down far-right

The Independent  

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German conservatives try to entice discontented voters and push down far-right
1 year, 6 months ago

German conservatives try to entice discontented voters and push down far-right

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Leaders of Germany’s main opposition bloc called Friday for voters turned off by the government to back them in two major state elections this fall, arguing that they are the best bet for stability while voting for a burgeoning far-right party would bring no change. The center-right Union bloc — which currently leads both regions — hopes to …

What far-right AfD’s district election win means for Germany
1 year, 6 months ago

What far-right AfD’s district election win means for Germany

Al Jazeera  

Alternative for Germany’s victory leads to an outpouring of despair and recrimination from other parties and civil groups ahead of next year’s state elections. “All the more so as it means the AfD gets the desired attention throughout Germany and propagandistically inflates the election in small Sonneberg as the ‘starting shot’ of a march on municipal offices and institutions throughout …

Far-Right party wins its first ever local election in Germany
1 year, 6 months ago

Far-Right party wins its first ever local election in Germany

The Telegraph  

Germany’s far-Right party won a local election for the first time in their ten-year history, marking a “black day” for the country’s democracy, opponents said. “Democratic forces in our country must unite to fight these enemies of Germany.” Founded in 2013 as an anti-euro party, the AfD soon turned its attention to Muslim immigration and ‘culture war’ issues. Manfred Güllner, …

German far-right party wins its first county leadership post as it rises in polls
1 year, 6 months ago

German far-right party wins its first county leadership post as it rises in polls

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The far-right Alternative for Germany party saw its first head of a county administration elected Sunday in a rural eastern region, a win that comes as national polls show its support at record levels. A runoff election in Sonneberg county pitted Alternative for Germany’s candidate, Robert Sesselmann, against center-right rival Jürgen Köpper. It has been riding high as …

Germany Election: Angela Merkel's center-right bloc stumbles badly; horse-trading ahead
3 years, 3 months ago

Germany Election: Angela Merkel's center-right bloc stumbles badly; horse-trading ahead

India TV News  

Germany's centre-left Social Democrats and outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right bloc both laid claim Sunday to lead the country's next government, even as projections showed the long-time leader's party heading for its worst-ever result in a national election. Scholz said the predicted results were “a very clear mandate to ensure now that we put together a good, pragmatic government for …

German election: Exit polls give centre-left SPD a narrow lead in shock for Merkel’s CDU
3 years, 3 months ago

German election: Exit polls give centre-left SPD a narrow lead in shock for Merkel’s CDU

The Independent  

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Germany’s centre-left secures narrow win in end-of-era election
3 years, 3 months ago

Germany’s centre-left secures narrow win in end-of-era election

Al Jazeera  

Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats have secured a narrow win over outgoing Angela Merkel’s conservatives in national elections, with chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz claiming a “clear mandate” to form the next government. Scholz, 63, said he aimed to build a coalition with the Greens and the FDP, saying Germans had voted to send Merkel’s conservatives into opposition after 16 years in …

Sidelined by rivals, Germany’s far-right AfD bides time
3 years, 4 months ago

Sidelined by rivals, Germany’s far-right AfD bides time

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Immigration is a side issue in this year’s German election campaign, but that hasn’t stopped the country’s biggest far-right party from trying to play it up. “Cologne, Kassel or Konstanz can’t cope with more Kabul,” Alternative for Germany declared on one of its posters ahead of the Sept. 26 election — a reference to the government’s decision to …

Merkel’s party fends off far-right challenge in German state vote
3 years, 7 months ago

Merkel’s party fends off far-right challenge in German state vote

LA Times  

Supporters of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party react after the first exit poll for the Saxony-Anhalt state elections announced in Magdeburg, Germany, on Sunday. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives handily batted away a challenge from the far right in a state election Sunday that was seen as the last big test for Germany’s political parties before a national vote in …

German state premier quits, calls for poll
4 years, 11 months ago

German state premier quits, calls for poll

The Hindu  

The premier of Germany’s Thuringia state stepped down and called for snap elections on Thursday, barely 24 hours after he was elected with the help of far-right AfD in a vote Chancellor Angela Merkel called “unforgivable”. He became the surprise winner of a run-off vote after AfD lawmakers ditched their own candidate to back him, in what Mr. Kemmerich called …

Far-right AfD surge to second place in German state election, beating Merkel's party
5 years, 2 months ago

Far-right AfD surge to second place in German state election, beating Merkel's party

The Independent  

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Germany’s far-right makes big gains in state elections
5 years, 4 months ago

Germany’s far-right makes big gains in state elections

CNN  

CNN — A far-right party scored its strongest-ever results in two key state elections in eastern Germany on Sunday, finishing second behind the country’s major parties on the same day that Europe marked the 80th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of Poland. The results represent a blow to Merkel’s ruling coalition with the SPD, and will be viewed as a …

Germany's Far-Right Party Defeated In Closely Watched Mayoral Election
5 years, 6 months ago

Germany's Far-Right Party Defeated In Closely Watched Mayoral Election

NPR  

Germany's Far-Right Party Defeated In Closely Watched Mayoral Election Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Gallup/Getty Images Sean Gallup/Getty Images The far-right Alternative for Germany party has lost its first mayoral contest, handing embattled Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Christian Democratic Union a solid victory. Despite Sunday's outcome in Goerlitz, AfD remains neck-and-neck with the CDU in Saxony and the party …

Bavarian election: Angela Merkel’s allies lose majority
6 years, 3 months ago

Bavarian election: Angela Merkel’s allies lose majority

CNN  

Berlin CNN — The ruling Christian Social Union lost its majority in the Bavarian state parliament on Sunday in an election that is likely to rattle German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s fragile “grand coalition” government. “This is a difficult situation for the CSU,” Interior Minister and CSU party head Horst Seehofer said Monday, acknowledging that his party would need to find …

Germany's Far-Right AfD Party Now Polls Second
6 years, 3 months ago

Germany's Far-Right AfD Party Now Polls Second

NPR  

Germany's Far-Right AfD Party Now Polls Second Enlarge this image toggle caption Jens Meyer/AP Jens Meyer/AP German parliamentary debates tend to be well-tempered, often dreary affairs. Sponsor Message Enlarge this image toggle caption Markus Schreiber/AP Markus Schreiber/AP In last September's elections, the AfD became the first far-right party to win seats in the Bundestag in more than half a century, …

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