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Thuringia may represent just two percent of Germany's population, but the eastern state is hardly an outlier. The far right finished first in Sunday's regional elections, while also surging in nearby Saxony. Admittedly, the AfD, whose lead candidate Björn Höcke was twice fined this year for using Nazi-era slogans at…

Editorial: The emergence of the far right as a political force in eastern Germany is a concern for Europe’s biggest economy

Voters want AfD taking part in government, German far-right party insists after results in Thuringia and Saxony

General strike follows tens of thousands taking to the streets in protest against the government’s handling of the war in Gaza. Plus: fears of overtourism in Norway

The historic showing for Germany's far-right anti-immigrant AfD party in Sunday's state elections threatens to complicate the country's search for the foreign talent it needs to maintain its labour force. We take a closer look. Also in this edition: Brazil's Supreme Court votes on whether or not to uphold a…

Some Germans are worried about the future of their country after Alternative for Germany, or AfD, became the first far-right party to win a state election in post-World War II Germany

FORMER first minister Humza Yousaf has fired out a warning about “a rising tide of far-right populism” after the Alternative for Germany party…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the results of two regional elections that saw big wins for the far-right AfD and losses for his coalition "bitter" and urged mainstream parties to form governments without "right-wing extremists".

The rise of AfD in recent state elections poses challenges for German government and opposition, impacting the country's political landscape.