Far Right Is Poised to Win in a German State, but Fight Over Power Won’t End There
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- State and federal leaders are trying to avoid sharing sensitive intelligence with the Alternative for Germany should it take power in a state’s elections next week.
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- The AfD is polling above 40% ahead of Saxony-Anhalt's election on September 6. What is driving support for the far right in this predominantly rural eastern German state?
- Former German Chancellor Merkel has weighed in on elections in Saxony-Anhalt, where the far-right AfD leads the polls. Meanwhile, German firms paid out a record sum to employees on sick leave last year. DW has more.
- Some German politicians have called for a ban on the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's more radical state branches. Follow DW for the latest.
- The AfD in Saxony-Anhalt has embarked on a confrontational course toward the churches. Representatives of the Catholic and Protestant churches are responding with a mix of anxiety and resolve.
- As the far-right AfD party leads the polls ahead of Sunday’s election in Saxony-Anhalt, Church leaders warn against downplaying its 'ethnonationalist' agenda.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that a victory for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in next week's election in Saxony-Anhalt would seriously damage the eastern German state. DW has more.
- The AfD is way ahead in the polls in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt. But the young state premier insists he can stop the far-right from leading a government for the first time since World War II.