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Saxony’s prime minister claims constitutional change to limit numbers of arrivals would help avert the rise of the far right
Elections in three states next year will test the popularity of Alternative for Germany in the former GDR
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AfD success in Sonneberg highlights party’s ability to feed on economic insecurity and immigration fears
Mainstream conservatives are struggling with a shrinking electoral base and the rise of nationalists and populists
Ruling is an embarrassment for former chancellor six months after she retired from politics
Jörg Meuthen, seen as a relative moderate, opposed far-right colleagues’ criticism of pandemic measures
Even before the emergence of the Omicron variant, some governments were facing resistance to restrictions
Hesitancy in Austria, Germany and Switzerland intersects with anti-establishment and populist politics
Co-leader Jörg Meuthen loses power struggle with hardliners
Lessons learnt from its 20th century history have helped it to avoid the perils of populism
As Laschet and Scholz vie for a coalition mandate, the Greens and the Liberals prepare to talk directly
Win is boost for Christian Democrat Armin Laschet and his bid to become next chancellor
AfD is predicted to gain votes at centre-right’s expense in this weekend’s Saxony-Anhalt elections
Christian Democrats risk losing centrist votes in September’s Bundestag election if they move further right
Domestic intelligence agency cannot act until conclusion of legal proceeding brought by the party
Move could severely undermine AfD’s chances in September’s Bundestag elections
German far-right party forced to apologise for smuggling in activists who harassed MPs over Covid law
Scandal ensnares far-right leader embroiled in struggle for control of party
AfD has plummeted in the polls but the battle for democracy is far from won
Infighting wounds far-right party that was already losing support after coronavirus pandemic
Die Linke to lead local administration after scandal of CDU voting with hard-right
Far-right AfD predicted to barely reach threshold to gain seats in city-state’s parliament
German history weighs on Merkel’s party as it wrestles with rise of far-right
Darling of German conservatives goes from fringe to forefront in CDU leadership race
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