The leader of the Christian Democrats in Germany, Friedrich Merz, has visited the eastern state of Thuringia ahead of a hotly-awaited state vote. He said his party's pledge never to ally with the ...

The firebrand leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the state of Thuringia, Björn Höcke, hailed his party's projected lead in state parliamentary elections there on Sunday as ...

You don't want to classify one-third of the voters in Thuringia as right-wing extremist." He said he felt "a great, great deal of pride" in Sunday's result for his 11-year-old party and "the old ...

German leader urges parties to boycott far right after its election wins AfD came in first in state elections in Thuringia and a close second in Saxony, so building a coalition government without ...

Opinion polls show the AfD could win 29% of votes in Thuringia on Sept. 1. Although unlikely to gain power - all other parties rule out a coalition with it - the nationalist, eurosceptic AfD could ...

State elections in Saxony and Thuringia showcased the rise of anti-establishment parties and the first time a far-right party finishes first in a state election in Germany since World War II.

Chrupalla called the result in Thuringia sensational. "We have a clear lead of over 10% in Thuringia, so we also have a clear mandate to govern. Incidentally, that is democracy," he added.

The AfD came in first in Thuringia and placed second in Saxony, right on the heels of the Christian Democrats (CDU). Germany’s media and ruling class predictably catastrophized the voting results.

The first meeting of the new parliament in the central German state of Thuringia adjourned amid chaos on Thursday as the emboldened far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) faced off with other ...