40 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 2h ago
Some outlets report a "big win" for the far-right, while others highlight an "unprecedented" victory or emphasize the party's "pro-Russia" alignment.
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40 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
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GERMANY's far-right party is set to win a historic landslide in a key state election, exit polls show. The Alternative for Germany (Af D) party is projected gain a whopping 44.5 per cent of...
Germany's Af D has hailed a "historic result" and is projected to win more than 44% of the vote, far ahead of the conservative CDU on 18.4%.
Whether the pro-Russian Af D become the first far-right party to take control of a regional parliament in Germany since the Second World War or not, their victory creates a large political...
The latest projections show Af D leading in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt with around 44.2% of the vote, a result that could earn the party an absolute majority in the state's 83-seat...
Dismissed as a minor threat for so long, the leader of the Alternative für Deutschland Ulrich Siegmund is now a major force in German politics. The upheaval in Germany may have only just be...
Dismissed as a minor threat for so long, the leader of the Alternative für Deutschland Ulrich Siegmund is now a major force in German politics. The upheaval in Germany may have only just be...
The hard-Right Alternative for Germany (Af D) party took at least 44 percent of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, according to exit polls by two public broadcasters.
The Alternative for Germany party has doubled its results in Saxony-Anhalt, according to first results at 9 pm local time, to roughly 44%, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democr...
Germany's far-right party Af D becomes the largest party in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, the first far-right win in Germany since World War II.
It could form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II.
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — The right-wing Alternative for Germany was projected to win a strong victory in a regional election Sunday, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether it would be abl...
Before getting into the details it is worth noting, the indications of this historic victory were visible recently when the German people, not the politicians, the people, completely reject...
Exit polls show the Af D is set to top the knife-edge vote in Saxony-Anhalt with 44.5% - putting the 'right-wing extremist' party within reach of a historic victory in Germany
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany was projected to win a strong victory in a regional election Sunday, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether it would be able...
The vote is seen as a barometer for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government, which has tried to chip away at the Af D's popularity.
Exit polls show anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party winning crucial election in Saxony-Anhalt
Exit poll shows Alternative für Deutschland on 44.4% of vote in Saxony-Anhalt after huge turnout, with votes still being counted The populist far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deu...
Alternative for Germany is projected to become the largest party in Saxony-Anhalt while falling short of a parliamentary majority
The Alternative for Germany scored its best-ever result with 44.5 per cent of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, according to exit polls
Winning some 44% of vote, too early to tell if victory will pave way for country's first far-right state government since WWII, as all major parties have ruled out cooperation
Alternative for Germany, or Af D, went into the vote seeking an absolute majority in the state legislature to govern on its own. That would overcome the so-called firewall of mainstream par...
Germany’s far-right Af D won a landslide victory in a key regional election Sunday in the ex-communist east, taking at least 44 per cent of the vote according to exit polls by two public br...
The right-wing party scored a historic win in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, exit polls say, but it's unclear if it will be able to form a government.
The Af D party has a strong lead in a German regional election, but it is unclear whether it will be able to form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II.
It was however too early tell whether the Af D will have enough votes for an absolute majority that would allow it to govern a state alone for the first time.
GERMANY's far-right party is set to win a historic landslide in a key state election, exit polls show. The Alternative for Germany (Af D) party is projected gain a whopping 44.5 per cent of...
The anti-mass migration Alternative for Germany appears set for a historic victory on Sunday, with the party securing a commanding first-place finish in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections.
Af D Saxony-Anhalt is a racist extremist group, according to the German state's intelligence agency. The party may well trounce its rivals in this weekend's state election.
Exit polls show Germany's Af D taking a commanding lead in a regional election, but it remains unclear whether the far-right party can form the country's first state government since World...
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (Af D) won a landslide victory in a key regional election on Sunday in the ex-communist east, according to exit polls, but it remains unclear whe...
Germany’s "far-right" party Af D is set for a major victory in a crucial German state elction, according to exit polls, putting it well ahead of the mainstream parties. It remains unclear w...
German voters in Saxony-Anhalt could give the right-wing extremist political party, the Alternative for Germany, or Af D, its most significant achievement since its founding in 2013.
If the Af D manages to form a government, it would be the first far-right party to lead a German state since World War II
Exit polls put the Af D on about 44 percent of the vote in an election in the eastern region of Saxony-Anhalt. But it is still unclear whether it will be able to govern.
The Af D won 44 per cent of the vote, up from 20.8 per cent in 2021, while the centre-right CDU came a distant second.
An election in Saxony-Anhalt has become a defining test of whether Germany’s mainstream can still hold the line
The far-right Alternative for Germany scored its best-ever result in a state election on Sunday amid growing public discontent with the political establishment, delivering a powerful blow t...
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