Germany: Why is the AfD so popular in Saxony-Anhalt?
Voting began in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday in a closely watched election that could see the Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the first far-right party to lead a state gove
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france24.com
06.09.2026
Germany's far-right AfD clear frontrunner in eastern state vote
German voters headed to the polls on Sunday for a key regional election in the ex-communist east where the far-right, anti-immigrant, Moscow- and Trump-friendly AfD is expected to secure an easy major
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france24.com
06.09.2026
Germany, Kosovo unite against ticks carrying deadly virus
Germany has high-security labs while Kosovo has Hyalomma ticks and experience with the deadly Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Working together, German and Kosovar scientists are fighting the disease
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dw.com
06.09.2026
Anti-migrant AfD seeks to break Germany’s political ‘firewall’ in historic state election
Young voters are fueling Germany's AfD surge in Saxony-Anhalt, where lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund has amassed over 700,000 TikTok followers.
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foxnews.com
06.09.2026
Germany's far-right AfD clear frontrunner in eastern state vote
German voters headed to the polls Sunday for a crucial regional election in the ex-communist east where the far-right, anti-immigration and Moscow-friendly AfD is expected to win easily.
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france24.com
06.09.2026
‘We can only win’: The rise of the far right in Eastern Germany
Helped by Merz's deepening slide in the polls — plumbing record lows for a postwar chancellor — the AfD is approaching 30% across the country.
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japantimes.co.jp
06.09.2026
Germany braced for political earthquake as far-right AfD eyes first taste of power
Germany’s AfD party is on course to win a state election this weekend, creating a problem for the rest of the country’s political parties, writes James C. Reynolds
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independent.co.uk
06.09.2026
Germany's far-right AfD eyes historic state victory in Saxony-Anhalt election
Germany's anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is aiming to become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since World War II as voters in the eastern German state of Sa
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france24.com
06.09.2026
Germany’s far-right AfD eyes historic first in state election
Germany’s far-right AfD is projected to take power in one of the country’s 16 states for the first time.
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aljazeera.com
05.09.2026
Russia's shadow war is putting Europe on edge as Germany confronts a growing threat
Germany accused Russia of a drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport and now pushes Baltic Sea allies to form a rapid-response hybrid warfare task force.
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foxnews.com
05.09.2026
Germany: AfD eyes historic state election win
In Saxony-Anhalt, AfD – Germany's far-right party – is polling at 40% or more of voting intentions, just days ahead of the regional election on 6 September 2026. If the AfD wins an absolute majority o
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france24.com
05.09.2026
Germany's far-right AfD bids for first taste of power in eastern vote
If it wins an outright majority in Saxony-Anhalt, it would be the first time a far-right party has held state-level power in Germany since World War Two.
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bbc.co.uk
05.09.2026
Germany’s ‘Most Dangerous Man’: PR gift for the AfD?
The Ukrainian capital was hit by Russia’s most intense wave of air attacks on Kyiv, reportedly in four years, with Reuters describing air raid sirens, drones, cruise and ballistic missiles exhausting
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france24.com
04.09.2026
Germany: Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, the ideologist behind the AFD’s plans in Saxony-Anhalt
The far-right German political party Alternative for Germany could win a historical victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt in key elections this Sunday. The party’s agenda is more radical than
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france24.com
04.09.2026
Germany’s far right eyes election breakthrough as AfD surges in Saxony
The nationalist party that promises to strip back asylum rights is poised to win a state election for the first time.
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aljazeera.com
04.09.2026
Germany's far-right poised for power in state election
Germany's AfD's TikTok-fueled rise in Saxony-Anhalt is raising fears the country could see its first far-right governor since World War II.
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npr.org
04.09.2026
Germany once cosied up to Putin. Now they are Russia’s public enemy number one in Europe
Berlin accused Moscow of being behind a recent drone attack at an airport in Leipzig. Experts tell Suha Kidwai that the Kremlin’s hybrid attacks are a deliberate ploy to destabilise the biggest econom
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independent.co.uk
03.09.2026
Germany’s Ifo Institute Revises Up Growth Estimates
Healthy exports and rising public investment lifted expectations for the country’s economic growth this year, and the institute now expects 2027 growth at 1.2%, compared with 0.8% it predicted in June
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wsj.com
03.09.2026
Russia to close Goethe-Institut centres as Germany tensions escalate
Moscow to shut Goethe-Institut centres after Germany announces the closure of two Russian institutions.
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aljazeera.com
03.09.2026
Leipzig airport attack fallout lays bare Germany’s polarisation on Russia
The government’s increasingly hostile stance towards the Kremlin has drawn criticism from the far right – and the far leftEven before the German government laid the blame this week on Russia for an at
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theguardian.com
02.09.2026