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RAGUHN-JESSNITZ, Germany — The first brick to fall in Germany’s so-called firewall against the far right was this town of some 9,000 people in the small eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
The Alternative for Germany party has tried to soften its hard-line image but is still privately working with extremists. It could win a state election on Sunday.
If it wins an outright majority in Saxony-Anhalt, it would be the first time a far-right party has held state-level power in Germany since World War Two.
German intelligence has concluded that an explosive-laden drone was linked to Russia. Officials promise consequences.
The government’s tougher stance towards the Kremlin is drawing attacks from both the far right and far left
With Germany’s far right party ahead in the polls, voters in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt are gearing up for what could be one of the most significant elections in the country’s post-war history.
According to the German government's most recent export log, 80% of arms exports were to "close partner countries" during the first quarter of 2025. Germany was the world's fifth-largest exporter of major arms between 2020-2024, according to think tank SIPRI.
Germany's tilt towards a deal with UniCredit's CEO Andrea Orcel to take over Commerzbank, after years of his manoeuvring, could prompt other European nations and banks to warm to further banking consolidation.
Mass resignations hit a minor populist party in eastern Germany on Friday, threatening the stability of the state government in Thuringia, just two days before closely watched elections in