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☆ Germany dodges a second far-right win, but only just
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Germany's Social Democratic Party narrowly beat the hard-right Alternative for Germany in Brandenburg. SPD's win came after a historic loss to the far-right earlier this month. AdvertisementAfter a historic loss to the far-right earlier this month, Germany's ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) party narrowly dodged another blow this weekend. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) is projected to have won the election in the state of Brandenburg, albeit by less than two percentage points. Preliminary exit polls in Brandenburg showed the SPD at 30.9%, narrowly edging out the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party with 29.2%.

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☆ Far-right group that invokes Nazi past on track for more state election success in Germany
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The AfD became the first far-right party to win a state election in Germany since World War II, in Thuringia, on Sept. 1 and just missed first place in Saxony. Hans-Christoph Berndt, the AfD candidate for Brandenburg state premier, cast his ballot on Sunday in the town of Golssen, south of Berlin, expressing optimism about his party’s prospects with increased support compared to 2019. Narrow the gapIn recent weeks, the SPD has managed to narrow the gap with the AfD, opinion polls have shown. AfD party leader Tino Chrupalla said Scholz should do the same. “It is high time this government suffer the consequences after this state election,” Chrupalla said.

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☆ Germany's far-left star quits post-Communists to found populist party
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

German politician and member of the Bundestag for The Left party Sahra Wagenknecht attends a press conference to present the "Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht, BSW" in Berlin, Germany October 23, 2023. "Many no longer know who to vote for or vote for the right out of rage and despair," she said. "At a time of crisis.... Left legislators should concentrate on doing their job," said Left party leader Janine Wissler. That fragmentation has let the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party come second in several recent elections - drawing on a pool of voters the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance could also tap. A Civey poll for T-Online found some 20% of voters could imagine voting for her new party.

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