The top candidate from the populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance ( BSW ) in the German state of Thuringia , Katja Wolf , has hailed the upstart party ‘ s projected third – place finish in state parliamentary elections as an ” absolutely historic resul…

German populist politician Sahra Wagenknecht said her upstart party , the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance ( BSW ), would absolutely not consider coalition talks with the far – right Alternative for Germany ( AfD ) following elections in the German states …

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 …