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The largest bloc of far-right lawmakers elected to a German parliament since 1945 will take up their seats on Tuesday when a ...

Gregor Gysi will kick off the first session of the new Bundestag when it convenes on Tuesday, March 25. The 77-year-old ...

Germany reopened its embassy in Syria on Thursday, establishing official diplomatic ties with the new leadership in Damascus ...

Wünsdorf, a town nicknamed ‘Little Moscow’ during the Cold War because of its gigantic Soviet base, reflects the strong ...

Set in an alternative version of 1984 East Germany, Karma: The Dark World is a psychological terror that sees a company ...

The country emerged from World War II chastened and wary of military culture. This legacy lives on. Katja Hoyer is a ...

Feeling fed up and ignored by mainstream parties, many in what was East Germany have flocked to the far right - with the AfD picking up more than 38% of the vote in one state.

Germany's reunification.On March 18, 1990, the Christian Democratic Union emerged as the strongest party after the election ...

In March 1990, 400 East German lawmakers became the first parliamentarians to take power after a free and fair election. Their goal: Germany's reunification. On March 18, 1990, the Christian ...

They’re the strongest party in east Germany.” When the Wall came down, reunification followed soon after. Under the leadership of West Germany’s Christian Democrat chancellor Helmut Kohl ...

The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to neo-Nazis. Where the AfD won the most votes. Hamburg Berlin Cologne ...