Meteorologists had been expecting another heatwave to materialise in Germany in the coming days, but a shift in the weather ...

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 secured 32.8% of the vote in the German state of Thuringia, taking a nine-point lead ahead of the conservative CDU.

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.

Two major wildfires have been burning in the eastern German states of Saxony and Thuringia. Meanwhile, several people were ...

Germany's far-right lawmakers vowed to dress smartly, minimise parliamentary cat-calling, and signed up to a short manifesto ...

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.

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 ...

Germany’s main opposition conservative party hopes to keep AfD at bay in Saxony and Thuringia after winning the European Parliament election in June.

Everywhere you turn, great names from the past greet you. There are not many places in the world where you can visit 16 Unesco World Heritage sites in less than one week. Thuringia, Germany, is ...

Meanwhile, traditional parties have lost ground in Germany, as in other parts of Europe, amid growing voter anger at mainstream politics. Björn Höcke, leader of the far-right AfD party in Thuringia.

Dazzle Your Senses in Thuringia Situated in the heart of Germany, the state of Thuringia is home to more than one thousand years of history.