Lawmakers in an eastern German state have elected a new governor as mainstream parties try to prevent a victory for the ...

A new premier was sworn in on Wednesday in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, months ahead of a crucial election that ...

BERLIN, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The parliament of the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt elected Economy Minister Sven Schulze on Wednesday to succeed outgoing premier Reiner Haseloff, who stepped down ...

Bjoern Hoecke, head of AfD in Thuringia, at a rally of the Alternative for Germany, AfD, party in Erfurt, eastern Germany. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, file) [AP Photo] The electoral success of the far-right ...

For the first time since the end of the Nazi dictatorship, a far-right party has become the strongest force in a German state election. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) received almost a third of the ...

The Alternative for Germany party was on course to win in Thuringia, according to projections, in what was seen as a worrying sign of the health of German democracy. By Steven Erlanger and Christopher ...

BERLIN, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Here is a rundown of the most important aspects of the two state elections taking place in eastern Germany on Sunday in which the far-right AfD party is polling strongly and ...

BERLIN — Victories for Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany in two eastern states prompted Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday to urge mainstream parties to forge coalitions without the ...

BERLIN — A far-right party won a state election for the first time in post-World War II Germany in the country’s east on Sunday, and looked set to finish a very close second to mainstream ...

Cautious start after spreads moved around ◆ KfW's spread tightens, but Länder unmoved ◆ ‘Real’ Länder-KfW spread yet to be ...