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Musk hosts German far-right leader on X, stirs angst about election meddling

Elon Musk urged Germans to vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an upcoming national election during a broadcast he hosted with the party's leader on his social…

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Scholz’s Future at Stake in Crucial Brandenburg Vote

Weeks after topping a state vote for the first time and nearly winning another, Germany's far-right is taking aim at Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) in another regional election that…

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Far-right’s victory in German state of Thuringia election puts migrants on edge

Syrian doctor Humam Razok felt relief when he arrived in Germany nine years ago after fleeing Damascus, where he had been jailed twice for his political beliefs. But the far-right…

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Far-right Alternative for Germany reports surge in membership

Leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany reported a surge in membership and vowed to build on the party's success in the European Parliament election, as they target wins in…

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Germany’s far-right party AfD faces backlash over SS remarks, lost allies.

The leading candidate for Germany's far-right party in the European election stepped back from campaigning on Wednesday to try to quell the backlash after declaring that the SS, the Nazis'…

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Far-right AfD peppers Germany’s top court with complaints, accused of blocking tactics

AfD files more legal challenges, questions than other parties Party's frequent cases burden German courts, ministries AfD says it's challenging violations of its political rights Accused of trying to snarl…

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Ban the AfD or fight it? Germany grapples over how to counter the far-right

By Andreas Rinke and Sarah Marsh Berlin frets about strength of AfD ahead of slew of elections Mainstream parties consider strategies to contain the AfD Aim to push AfD into…

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Siemens Energy chairman warns against far right amid German protests

By Andreas Rinke and Emma-Victoria Farr BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Siemens Energy supervisory board chairman Joe Kaeser has warned of a resurgence of right-wing extremism in Germany, as the…

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Far-right, conservatives gain in German votes in blow to Scholz

By Sarah Marsh and Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Voters dealt the parties of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's fractious centre-left coalition a sharp rebuke in the key states of Bavaria and…

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Germany’s AfD to join far-right partners in EU parliament

Members of the far-right populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) gathered in the eastern German city of Magdeburg Friday to begin their annual party conference, which will last until Sunday. The…

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Germany’s far-right AfD wins vote to lead district for first time

BERLIN (Reuters) - A far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) candidate won a vote on Sunday to become a district leader in Europe's biggest economy for the first time, a breakthrough…

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German far-right to nominate chancellor candidate as support soars

Far-right AfD has surged to second place in polls To name candidate for head of government for first time Success worries authorities given radical signs in AfD By Sarah Marsh…

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How politicians reacted after exit polls from Germany’s election

BERLIN, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Reactions from senior German politicians and others after exit polls from Sunday's national election https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germans-vote-close-election-decide-merkel-successor-2021-09-25 showed Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz's…

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Laschet faces eastern test in bid to succeed Germany’s Merkel

Armin Laschet, Chancellor Angela Merkel's would-be successor, desperately needs his Christian Democrats to win a regional vote on Sunday to avoid questions resurfacing about whether he is the right candidate…

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CDU overtakes AfD ahead of Saxony-Anhalt election – INSA poll

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have edged ahead of the right-wing AfD party ahead of Sunday's regional elections in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, a poll showed. The INSA poll for…

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Poll puts far-Right AfD ahead in German regional elections

A shock poll has put the far-Right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) in first place ahead of regional elections in eastern Germany next week. An AfD victory in the state…

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Merkel rejects election of Thuringia PM and wants it reversed

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the election of a liberal leader in eastern Germany with help from the far-right AfD party is "unforgivable" and must be reversed. Thomas Kemmerich of…

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Outrage in Germany as far right becomes kingmaker in Thuringia

Protests have broken out in the eastern German state of Thuringia after the far-right AfD party helped oust state premier Bodo Ramelow, replacing him with another candidate. Mr Ramelow's Die…

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German far-right AfD surges to second place in Thuringia election

Voters in the eastern German state of Thuringia boosted the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in regional elections on Sunday, according to preliminary results, but the Left party will remain the dominant political force…

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Elections in eastern Germany could shake Merkel’s coalition

Elections on Sunday in Saxony and neighboring Brandenburg, two federal states in former East Germany, have the entire country holding its breath. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised…

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CiConsulta Election Watch – Germany Regional Elections

German regional elections on Sunday can possibly reshape the political German east, hurt mainstream parties – and possibly catalyse the end of the Merkel era. Five million voters will be…

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Berlin braces itself for the worse in view of protests from opponents and supporters of the right-wing populists

Deutsche Welle reports that thousands of supporters and detractors of the right-wing populists will confront one another in the German capital on Sunday. The situation is sure to be tense,…

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