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

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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 general secretary of Germany ‘ s centre – left Social Democrats ( SPD ), Kevin K hnert , acknowledged his party ‘ s mediocre expected performance in a pair of state parliamentary elections on Sunday . It was ” not an evening to celebrate for the…

WINDHOEK: The National Unity Democratic Organisation Party ( NUDO ) president , Ester Muinjangue said the party will not be divided by people who are not loyal . Muinjangue made the remarks during the party ‘ s sixth national council meeting at Parlia…

Midday voter turnout for the state elections in Germany ‘ s Thuringia on Sunday was 32 % – about the same as it was for the last election five years ago , when 31 . 2 % of voters had cast their ballot by noon , local election officials said . The fig…