Germany’s far right won a state election but fell short of a majority. Its path to power depends on a small populist group that defies traditional labels.
Germany’s far right won a state election but fell short of a majority. Its path to power depends on a small populist group that defies traditional labels.
Antipathy to Chancellor Friedrich Merz was a reason the far right surged in a state election. Though he does not face a national election until 2029, his leadership is under increasing scrutiny.
Antipathy to Chancellor Friedrich Merz was a reason the far right surged in a state election. Though he does not face a national election until 2029, his leadership is under increasing scrutiny.
A blowout win by the far-right Alternative for Germany party in a state election has revealed a split among voters about whether to uphold a decades-old strategy for sidelining extremists.
A blowout win by the far-right Alternative for Germany party in a state election has revealed a split among voters about whether to uphold a decades-old strategy for sidelining extremists.
The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, trounced its rivals but was left unsure if it will be able to govern in Saxony-Anhalt. The result shocked Germany.
The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, trounced its rivals but was left unsure if it will be able to govern in Saxony-Anhalt. The result shocked Germany.
Ulrich Siegmund, center, is the lead candidate for the far-right party Alternative for Germany in a state election in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. The party is projected to finish first.
Sunday’s vote in the state of Saxony-Anhalt could produce the strongest showing in the history of the Alternative for Germany party, and potentially a far-right government in the statehouse.
Sunday’s vote in the state of Saxony-Anhalt could produce the strongest showing in the history of the Alternative for Germany party, and potentially a far-right government in the statehouse.
Ulrich Siegmund, the Alternative for Germany party’s main candidate in Saxony-Anhalt. Surveys suggest the far-right party could be the first to win a German state election since World War II.
The Alternative for Germany party has tried to soften its hard-line image but is still privately working with extremists. It could win a state election on Sunday.
The Alternative for Germany party has tried to soften its hard-line image but is still privately working with extremists. It could win a state election on Sunday.
State and federal leaders are trying to avoid sharing sensitive intelligence with the Alternative for Germany should it take power in a state’s elections next week.
State and federal leaders are trying to avoid sharing sensitive intelligence with the Alternative for Germany should it take power in a state’s elections next week.
The Alternative for Germany campaigning in Berlin on Wednesday. The party is expected to do well in another part of Germany in elections on Sept. 6., possibly enough to take power there.
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