Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bjoern Hoecke, lead candidate of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Thuringia, walks through the state parliament after the ...

Federal Spokesman of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) Tino Chrupalla speaks at his party's election party after the first forecasts were published. The state election in Saxony takes place on Sunday.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose SPD party fared badly in both state elections, called for a firewall "without right-wing extremists" The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has urged mainstream parties not ...

Situated in the heart of Germany, the state of Thuringia is home to more than one thousand years of history. Situated in the heart of Germany, the state of Thuringia is home to more than one thousand ...

The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) demonstrated again in Sunday’s German state elections that it is more than a protest party. The AfD came in first in Thuringia and placed second in Saxony, right ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said it was a "bitter" election night for his center-left SPD. He urged lawmakers in both states to seek coalitions without the far-right AfD. DW has the latest. Polling ...

Germany's national football teams will prepare for matches and tournaments at a resort in the eastern state of Thuringia from now on, it was announced on Tuesday. The German Football Federation (DFB) ...

The parliament in the eastern German state of Thuringia has chosen a member of the conservative CDU as its new speaker. The far-right AfD, which won the most seats, was blocked by all other parties ...

Beate Meißner, of the centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU), said the new office in Weimar would both streamline integration of skilled foreigners and facilitate deportations of people whose requests ...