Germany Elections: Populist-Right AfD Win State for First Time, But Rainbow Coalition Likely to Block Road to Power
A “software error” in one state was blamed for changing the initial official results, taking two seats away from the right.
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Anti-Mass Migration Parties Make Big Gains in German State Elections
Populist anti-mass migration parties made significant gains in state elections in Germany, with the right-wing AfD projected to have won in Thuringia.
Beware ‘Decent, Hard Working Young People With Children’: Germans who Flee ‘Multicultural’ Cities To Countryside Labelled Extremists
An official for the German government has labelled people who flee “multicultural life” in German cities as being extremists.
Energy Crisis: State Prime Minister Declares Green Energy Transition has ‘Failed’
Germany’s green push to move from carbon fuels and nuclear energy to renewables has “failed”, a state Prime Minister has declared.
Free Speech Clampdown: German States Criminalise ‘Z’ Symbol Used by Russia Supporters
A number of federal states in Germany have said that the symbolic use of the letter ‘Z’ can now be considered a criminal offence.
Germany to Place Quarantine Flouters into Detention Centres, Camps
Germany will put those who ignore quarantine rules into detention centres, including at least one repurposed refugee camp in the state of Saxony.
Asylum Seekers and Migrants Not Respecting Lockdown
Asylum seekers and migrants in Germany and Italy are not respecting measures to help prevent the spread of the Chinese coronavirus, with some becoming violent when confronted.
German City Offers 100k Bounty to Identify Violent Alt-Left Antifa
The German city of Leipzig has offered members of the public 100,000 euros to positively identify violent far-left Antifa extremists following a wave of attacks in the city.
19 Berlin Police Injured During Antifa Extremist Attack
Nearly twenty Berlin police were said to have been brutally attacked by far-left Antifa extremists during a demonstration in one of the city’s strongholds for leftist extremism.
Populist AfD Sees Massive Gains in Eastern German Regional Elections
The populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) is projected to make enormous electoral gains in both Brandenburg and Saxony, with projections showing the party in second place in both states.
Court: German Populists Can Only Field 30 Candidates in Regional Election
The Saxony Constitutional Court has ruled that the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) will only be allowed to field 30 candidates in next month’s regional election.
German Election Committee Bans Two-Thirds of Populist Candidates From Regional Election
The Saxony election committee has refused to allow two-thirds of the candidates of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) to run in this year’s regional election, citing technical discrepancies.
Germany: Lawmakers Want Three-year Prison Terms for Burning EU Flag
Damaging the “the reputation of the symbols of the European Union” could result in a fine or a custodial term of up to three years under new laws proposed in Saxony, Germany.
