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Thuringia midday voter turnout seen steady at 32% versus 2019

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…

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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 …

Voters in two eastern German states cast ballots in key elections

Voters in the eastern German states of Thuringia and Saxony will head to the polls 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 have pu…

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The deputy leader of Germany ‘ s free – market liberal Free Democrats ( FDP ), Wolfgang Kubicki , said Chancellor Olaf Scholz ‘ s three – party coalition government has ” lost its legitimacy ” in light of poor results in a pair of state elections on…

Projections: Neck-and-neck election results in Germany’s Saxony

Initial projected election results in the eastern German state of Saxony show a neck – and – neck race between the centre – right Christian Democrats ( CDU ) and the far – right Alternative for Germany ( AfD ). The forecasts from public broadcasters …

German president says Solingen attack strikes country at its core

The suspected Islamist attack last week in Solingen , which killed three and wounded eight , has hit the entire country at its core , German President Frank – Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday at a memorial ceremony for the victims . This act of blood…