Holocaust survivor ‘appalled, saddened’ by far-right AfD’s victory in German state
‘We’re afraid,’ says Auschwitz survivor Eva Umlauf of the rise of Germany’s far-right, 80 years after the Nazis, ‘We know what happens to minorities, what happens...
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‘Immense damage’: German Jewish leaders alarmed by election win of far-right AfD
Alternative for Germany’s plurality in Saxony-Anhalt election leads some of nation’s 200,000 Jews to fear throwback to fascism, amid backlash against culture of Holocaust memory The...
German vote delivers victory for far-right, but movement’s successes remain fickle
Europe’s hard-right parties, such as the UK’s Reform, have undergone a mix of victories and setbacks, and next year’s key elections in France and Spain may...
Far-right triumph in German regional election sends shockwaves through Europe
Merz: Impossible to ‘go back to business as usual’ after 44% in Saxony-Anhalt state chose AfD; leaders in other countries wonder if result will be replicated...
Germany’s far-right AfD wins big at state election, but falls short of majority
Vote count shows anti-migrant party 3 seats short of majority, but even if it doesn’t form government in Saxony-Anhalt, result is massive blow to Merz, whose...
Polls open in German vote that could bring first far-right state government since WWII
Saxony-Anhalt election could break mainstream parties’ longstanding firewall against the anti-migration AfD party, delivering a blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz The post Polls open in German...