Hundreds of protestors took to the streets in the German city of Erfurt Saturday to demonstrate against the far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party ahead of Sunday's state elections.

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 ...

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 ...

Bjoern Hoecke, the top candidate for the Alternative for Germany party in the Thuringia regional elections, attending a TV debate at Thuringia’s State Parliament in Erfurt, Germany on Sept. 1, 2024.

Ad Policy. AfD leader Björn Höcke speaks at a campaign rally in Erfurt before the German elections on February 22, 2025. (Sean Gallup / Getty Images) ...

Usually, the German states of Thuringia and Saxony do not make international headlines but this changed on Sept. 1. ... Katholikentag was held in Erfurt, the capital city of Thuringia, ...

It was a balmy summer night in 2020, shortly after the lifting of Germany’s first COVID-19 lockdown, and Omar Diallo and two friends from his home country of Guinea wanted to celebrate Eid al ...

ERFURT, Germany (AP) — It was a balmy summer night in 2020, shortly after the lifting of Germany’s first COVID-19 lockdown, ... Thuringia, which has a population of 2.1 million,holds state elections ...

Ahead of Sunday's vote, senior women in Germany's east are reaching out to supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany to try to change minds. They say they receive some support — and abuse.

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 ...