In Thuringia, 38% of people aged between 18-24 gave their vote to the far-right party — compared to 33% overall, according to public broadcaster ARD's Tagesschau election analysis.

The state of Thuringia expects to lose 40% of its workers to retirement in the next five years. If younger foreigners are to fund the pensions of future retirees, they will need to be working.

The far-right AfD came in first in state elections in Thuringia and a close second in Saxony, so building a coalition government without it will be difficult.

AfD co-chair Alice Weisel called the results in Thuringia a “historic success,” reflecting the people’s “rejection” of Scholz’s coalition government.

Election Results in Thuringia and Saxony Spark More AfD Derangement Syndrome Despite German officialdom’s constant vilification of the AfD, the party’s good ideas are starting to break through.

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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has become the first far-right party to win a state election in Germany since the Nazi era, dealing a crushing blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government with ...

Around 2,000 people protested outside the Thuringia's parliament in Germany’s Erfurt Friday as a far-left prime minister came to power for the first time in the German state since the fall of ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged mainstream parties not to work with the first far-right party to win a state legislature election since World War II.

In this small town in eastern Germany, far-right politician Bjoern Hoecke promises a rapt audience he will stop immigration and housing shortages, gender-aware language and weapons deliveries to ...

[1/2]People hold flags as Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) party leader in Thuringia state Bjoern Hoecke appears on a screen while speaking during an election campaign rally for the ...

The vote in Thuringia is just the latest and most dramatic straw in the wind of what happens when old politics fails people. Without the support of other parties, the AfD cannot govern in Thuringia, ...