The firebrand leader of the far – right Alternative for Germany ( AfD ) in the state of Thuringia , Bj ö rn H ö cke , hailed his party ‘ s projected lead in state parliamentary elections there on Sunday as an ” historic victory .” H ö cke , who has b…

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 trailed only by a narrow margin in Saxony . The AfD ‘ s pr…

week after a deadly knife attack at a city festival shook Germany , members of the public and national political leaders plan to gather on Sunday to mourn the victims . Three visitors to a festival celebrating the western city of Solingen ‘ s 650th …

Voters in the eastern German states of Thuringia and Saxony are casting their ballots on Sunday in state parliamentary elections that could upend the balance of power in both states and reverberate nationwide . Polls ahead of Sunday ‘ s election had …

Initial exit polls give the centre – right Christian Democrats ( CDU ) a narrow lead over the far – right Alternative for Germany ( AfD ) in parliamentary elections in the eastern German state of Saxony . dpa and vrb xxde bst era

Source: The Nam…