Turnout was 62.6% in Thuringia, a 2.3% increase on 2019, and 75% in Saxony, up 8% on the previous state election. CDU's Merz skeptical on BSW team-up, but says it's the local leaders' call ...

The leader of the Christian Democrats in Germany, Friedrich Merz, has visited the eastern state of Thuringia ahead of a hotly-awaited state vote. He said his party's pledge never to ally with the ...

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 ...

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.

Thuringia's politics are particularly complicated because the Left Party of outgoing governor Bodo Ramelow, who led a minority government, has slumped into electoral insignificance nationally.

The AfD came in first in Thuringia and placed second in Saxony, right on the heels of the Christian Democrats (CDU). Germany’s media and ruling class predictably catastrophized the voting results.

Update: According to preliminary results, the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party won the largest portion of the vote in Thuringia’s Sept. 1, 2024, state election — the first such victory ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is projected to get disappointing results in both states. The local elections results in Thuringia and Saxony are seen by many as a ...

Preliminary results the morning after Sunday’s elections in the two states saw the AfD with a clear win in Thuringia, with 32.8 percent of votes — marking the first time that the far right has ...

Bjorn Hocke, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Thuringia, called his party’s success in state elections a ‘historic victory’ (DPA) The state elections, for parliaments ...

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 ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is projected to get disappointing results in both states. The local elections results in Thuringia and Saxony are seen by many as a ...