What time will the results come in? First projections for Thuringia and Saxony, based on exit polls, are expected on Sunday evening at 6 p.m. Shortly after, the first projections based on the early vote count will be released. The final results are expected to become clear over the course of the night. Who is … Read more
For this reason, the attack drew comparisons to a killing of a police officer in the city of Mannheim in early June by a knife-wielding Afghan man whose asylum claim had initially been rejected — but who was nevertheless able to stay in Germany. Following that attack, Scholz vowed to increase deportations of rejected asylum applicants. … Read more
The case was filed to the Erfurt public prosecutor’s office on Friday and then made public on Monday. Möller has denied the accusations, German media report. Thuringia’s AfD branch called the legal complaint “an abuse of the legal system.” Stengele is one of the two Green leading candidates for the state election in September. Asked by … Read more
Moreover, despite what Jewish voters — a tiny minority — actually decide when casting their ballots this week, it looks like the far right is set to become more dominant in the Parliament. Analysts are predicting they could secure nearly 30 percent of all votes across the 27-country bloc. Can we really live with that? … Read more
Höcke is a key leader of the party’s most extreme wing. He first drew international scrutiny for a 2017 speech lamenting the construction of a Holocaust memorial near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Calling Germans “the only people in the world who planted a memorial of shame in the heart of their capital,” Höcke demanded … Read more
