Germany was hit with a double whammy this week as proof of the ruinous price its people are paying for their feckless government’s role as the...
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The success of the Alternative for Germany party in Sunday's elections in the two German states increased pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz's fractured government and left the country's main opposition party struggling on Monday to find a way to govern in the two eastern regions, excluding the far-right party. Alternative for Germany, AfD, became the first far-right party to win a state election in post-World War II Germany in Thuringia under the leadership of one of the most extreme personalities, Björn Höcke. In neighboring Saxony, she came second behind the conservative Christian Democratic Union, which leads the national opposition. Voters punished the three parties and Chancellor Scholz's governing coalition, which came out with less than 15 percent of the vote. Deep dissatisfaction with a national government notorious for internal conflicts, inflation and a weak economy, anti-immigration sentiment and reservations about German military aid to Ukraine are among the factors that have contributed to increased support for populist parties in the ex-communist east. which is poorer than West Germany. A new party founded by a prominent left-wing figure was the second big winner on Sunday and will probably play a decisive role in forming state governments, as no one is prepared …
Germany was hit with a double whammy this week as proof of the ruinous price its people are paying for their feckless government’s role as the...
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is one of the leaders of the Greens, reprimanded the Social Democrats from the federal state of...
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is one of the leaders of the Greens, reprimanded the Social Democrats from the federal state of...
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition has come under pressure to address the issue, which has fuelled the political rise of the far-right AfD.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition has come under pressure to address the issue, which has fuelled the political rise of the far-right AfD.
Germany’s recent state elections delivered a historic shock to the country’s political establishment, underscoring the growing strength of...
Germans are increasingly tired of seeing their country overrun by refugees from tghe Middle East and Ukraine. The success of the right-wing...
Young voters' support for the far right appears to be growing in some European countries. The Alliance for Germany party, AfD, hopes to secure another...
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Two-thirds of Germans do not support the reappointment of Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the Social Democratic Party (SPD) candidate for...
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Two-thirds of Germans do not support the reappointment of Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the Social Democratic Party (SPD) candidate for...