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German populist Sahra Wagenknecht denounces far-right leader Höcke
German populist politician Sahra Wagenknecht said her upstart party , the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance ( BSW ), would absolutely not consider coalition talks with the far – right Alternative for Germany ( AfD ) following elections in the German
German president says Solingen attack strikes country at its core
The suspected Islamist attack last week in Solingen , which killed three and wounded eight , has hit the entire country at its core , German President Frank – Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday at a memorial ceremony for
George Clooney praises Biden for being ‘selfless’ and giving up power
George Clooney has praised Joe Biden for being ” selfless ” by giving up power and pulling out of the 2024 US presidential race . The lifelong Democrat and Hollywood actor , 62 , called for 81 – year
Turnout up in two eastern German states holding key elections
Voters in the eastern German states of Thuringia and Saxony are casting their ballots on Sunday in state parliamentary elections that could upend the balance of power in both states and reverberate nationwide . Polls ahead of Sunday ‘
AfD chairwoman Weidel hails party’s projected results in state votes
The federal chairwoman of the far – right Alternative for Germany ( AfD ), Alice Weidel , has hailed the projected outcome of state elections in Thuringia and Saxony as an historic victory for her party . At the
Senior German liberal says Scholz’s government ‘lost its legitimacy’
The deputy leader of Germany ‘ s free – market liberal Free Democrats ( FDP ), Wolfgang Kubicki , said Chancellor Olaf Scholz ‘ s three – party coalition government has ” lost its legitimacy ” in light of
Projections: Neck-and-neck election results in Germany’s Saxony
Initial projected election results in the eastern German state of Saxony show a neck – and – neck race between the centre – right Christian Democrats ( CDU ) and the far – right Alternative for Germany ( AfD
Leader of German Greens: State election results mixed bag for party
The co – leader of Germany ‘ s Greens , Omid Nouripour , has expressed hope that his party may still be part of a future government in the state of Saxony , despite a projected poor showing in