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There’s only one way to keep Germany’s far-right AfD at bay. Address the concerns it exploits

There are good reasons to place a political firewall around the extremists. But mainstream parties must also address the electorate’s loss of trust, says German-British historian Katja Hoyer

The Guardian - UK

AfD’s success in German elections piles pressure on a fragmented EU

The centre ‘may be holding’ but if the far right continues to win elections, the European project faces a rocky few years

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the rise of AfD: winning an election won’t mean it wins power

Editorial: The emergence of the far right as a political force in eastern Germany is a concern for Europe’s biggest economy

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Election Outcome Highlights Germany's Ukraine War Problem

Regional elections in Germany have laid bare a swell of opposition to the government's stance on the conflict in Ukraine at a time when Berlin is already under pressure over its aid for Kyiv.

International Business Times

The AfD has stunned Germany – but this was no surprise victory

Mainstream parties should have opposed the far right’s anti-migrant narrative after the Solingen knife attack, not condoned it. In Thuringia, they paid the price, says Berlin-based journalist Hanno Hauenstein

The Guardian - UK

AfD leaders demand inclusion in state coalition talks after election success

Voters want AfD taking part in government, German far-right party insists after results in Thuringia and Saxony

The Guardian - UK

Germany's Scholz worried by far-right surge in regional elections

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the results of two regional elections that saw big wins for the far-right AfD and losses for his coalition "bitter" and urged mainstream parties to form governments without "right-wing extremists".

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Far-Right Afd's Success In State Elections Puts Pressure On Government

The rise of AfD in recent state elections poses challenges for German government and opposition, impacting the country's political landscape.

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Far-right Alternative For Germany party set for shock election win

Controversial politician Björn Höcke hails anti-immigration party’s ‘historic victory’

The Independent UK

Germany's far-right AfD wins first state election: exit polls

Germany's far-right AfD won a landmark first regional vote on Sunday in the former East German state of Thuringia, exit polls showed, in a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz ahead of national elections in 2025.

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The Guardian - UK

Scholz urges German parties to exclude far right as AfD poised for state election victory

Alternative für Deutschland leader speaks of ‘historic success’ of top place in Thuringia and second in Saxony

Evening Standard

Far-right party set to win German regional election for first time since World War II

The AfD was projected to win 33.5 per cent of the vote in the state of Thuringia, exit polls showed

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Far-right AfD wins eastern state in Germany’s regional election

AfD leader declares that his party is ready to govern Thuringia but other parties have ruled out teaming up with it.

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Young Scots 'paying the price' for Labour's Brexit obsession, say SNP

YOUNG Scots are “paying the price” for Labour's Brexit obsession, the SNP have said ..

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The Independent UK

Germany's leaders pay tribute to victims of the Solingen knife attack

German leaders have paid tribute to the three people killed in the Aug. 23 knife attack by a suspected Islamic extremist that has pushed immigration back to the top of the country’s political agenda

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A far-right party is looking for wins in 2 state elections in eastern Germany

Two state elections in eastern Germany offer the far-right Alternative for Germany the chance to become the strongest party there and could produce painful results for the unpopular national government

France 24

Germany's far-right AfD party poised to make big gains in eastern state elections

Voters in two former East German states head to the polls on Sunday in elections that are expected to see the far-right AfD party make big gains and deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government. If they win, it would be the first time a far-right party has the…

The Guardian - UK

Nerves rise over AfD threat as state elections in eastern Germany begin

With voters rejecting mainstream politics, many expect a disastrous results outcome for Olaf Scholz’s coalition

International Business Times

German Far Right Set For Wins In Key Polls After Attack

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 AfD. The polls in Thuringia and Saxony come just over a week after three people were killed in a…

The Independent UK

Starmer under pressure as support mounts for anti-Brexit youth travel scheme

A petition backing the introduction of a scheme which would mostly reinstate free movement between the UK and EU for under-30s has hit 50,000 signatures

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Germany’s disaffected east: a growing crisis for Olaf Scholz

Editorial: The far-right AfD may win a state election for the first time this weekend. That should set alarm bells ringing in Berlin and beyond

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