Category: Politics

The far – right Alternative for Germany ( AfD ) made historic gains in a pair of closely watched state elections on Sunday , with initial results giving them a clear victory in Thuringia and in a tight race for first in Saxony . The AfD ‘ s projecte…

Germany should continue to value the right of asylum but must take steps to limit irregular migration , German President Frank – Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday at a memorial service for victims of a suspected Islamist attack last week in Solingen ….

The deputy leader of Germany ‘ s free – market liberal Free Democrats ( FDP ), Wolfgang Kubicki , said Chancellor Olaf Scholz ‘ s three – party coalition government has ” lost its legitimacy ” in light of poor results in a pair of state elections on…

Polling stations opened on Sunday at 8 : 00 am ( 0600 GMT ) for voters to cast their ballots and decide the balance of power in the eastern German states of Thuringia and Saxony . The state parliamentary elections , which each hold considerable power…

The federal chairwoman of the far – right Alternative for Germany ( AfD ), Alice Weidel , has hailed the projected outcome of state elections in Thuringia and Saxony as an historic victory for her party . At the same time , it is a punishment for the…

The National Unity Democratic Organisation ( NUDO ) national council resolved to extend the terms of all current party leaders and leadership structures , up until the next congress to be held in 2025 . A media statement by the party ‘ s national cha…

As victory loomed for the far – right Alternative for Germany ( AfD ) in Sunday ‘ s state parliamentary polls in the central German state of Thuringia , media workers found themselves barred from the party ‘ s election day celebrations . Photog…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has labelled the killing of six Israeli hostages in Gaza ” horrific and senseless “. The Israel Defense Forces said the bodies of Carmel Gat , 40 , Eden Yerushalmi , 24 , Hersh Goldberg – Polin , 23 , Alexander Lob…