what does the far-right afd's success in thuringia mean for germany?
Die Linke, far-left party with its roots in East German communist party, are the winners and the far-right Alternative for Germany also has reason to celebrate.. ..…
Die Linke, far-left party with its roots in East German communist party, are the winners and the far-right Alternative for Germany also has reason to celebrate.. ..…
Led by one of its most radical figures, Bjoern Hoecke, the anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim Alternative for Germany party doubled its success from the previous election in 2014 to 23.4 percent in the ex-communist region, knocking Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party off second spot. . ..…
Because part of that city, Communist East Germany, was still occupied by American, French, and British forces, it amounted to in what was then called Iron Curtain, separating Soviet from Western Europe. ..…
Because part of that city, Communist East Germany, was still occupied by American, French, and British forces, it amounted to in what was then called Iron Curtain, separating Soviet from Western Europe. ..…
But shocking results from the state's regional election last night solidify a roiling trend of political polarization in Germany that foreshadows coming instability in both Berlin and Brussels. . ... Thuringia is the last of Germany's formerly communist eastern states to take to..…