The leader of the AfD in Thuringia, Björn Höcke, has also made numerous controversial statements and even criticized Germany's remembrance of the Holocaust. The CDU is currently trying to form a ...

State parliaments were elected in Brandenburg and Thuringia, as well as in another eastern state Saxony, in September. The BSW plays a key role in all three states.

In the central German state of Thuringia, a deal to forge an uncomfortable governing coalition after September's fractured state parliamentary elections cleared an important hurdle on Monday ...

Caroline Litchtenheld, 22, head of the Young Alternative for Germany in Thuringia, stands in front of a poster calling for the remigration of migrants (Tom Watling / The Independent) ...

Germany's biggest opposition party the Alternative for Germany is harbouring a growing number of right-wing extremists, the domestic spy agency said in its annual report on Tuesday, reporting also ...

11/08/2024 After an intelligence-led operation, German police have arrested an alleged violent left-wing extremist leader in the eastern state of Thuringia.

Trailing behind the AfD in Thuringia was the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) with 23.6 percent of the vote. However, the AfD's path to forming a government is difficult.

Germany Conservative becomes Prime Minister of Thuringia with the help of the Left Party Mario Voigt (CDU, r) is congratulated by Thadäus König (CDU), President of the State Parliament.