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Eastern German legislature elects mainstream conservative speaker after far-right election win

Lawmakers have elected a mainstream conservative as speaker of the state parliament in eastern Germany’s Thuringia region, putting aside a convention that the strongest party gets the job after the far-right Alternative for Germany won a regional election for the first time

The Independent UK

Not just AfD: What’s the BSW, Germany’s rising populist left party?

The party founded in January espouses anti-NATO, anti-immigrant populist rhetoric while promoting left-wing economics.

Al Jazeera

EU moving towards more xenophobic view of ‘Europeanness’, report warns

‘Whiteness’, low youth engagement and lukewarm pro-Europeanism in some states risks eroding bloc’s founding values, expert says

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I was relieved to see the AfD beaten in my home state. Now we must confront why it is so popular

East Germany’s social fabric is torn after decades of neglect. Without repairing it, we can never hope to truly fend off fascism, says German writer Eva von Redecker

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Olaf Scholz’s struggling coalition: running out of time

Editorial: A pyrrhic victory for social democrats in the latest state election offers scant consolation. The German far right continues to strengthen

The Guardian - UK

Germany’s SPD mulls deal with hard left in Brandenburg after far-right defeat

Surprise win for chancellor’s centre-left party is tempered by need to deal with BSW to form state government

The Guardian - UK

AfD: how Germany’s constitution was designed with the threat of extremism in mind

German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s SPD has narrowly held off the rightwing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in regional elections in Brandenburg, nudging them into second place.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's SPD Wins Brandenburg State Election

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's SPD wins Brandenburg state election, setting stage for closely contested federal election.

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Scholz's party fends off far-right AfD in German state vote

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) looked set to fend off the far-right in a state election in eastern Germany. The SPD scored 31.9% of the vote, ahead of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AFD) on 29.2% in a last-minute comeback.

France 24

Scholz's Party Narrowly Leads Far-right AfD In East German State Vote: Exit Polls

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats were narrowly ahead of the far-right AfD Sunday in a state election in the formerly communist east, according to exit polls.

International Business Times

Germany: exit polls show Olaf Scholz’s party narrowly beating far-right AfD in key state election – as it happened

AfD calls its performance in Brandenburg ‘huge success’ but Social Democratic party projected to take the lead

The Guardian - UK

Far-right AfD eyes further electoral gains in key German state of Brandenburg

Ballot being seen as referendum on Olaf Scholz’s government ahead of next autumn’s general election

The Guardian - UK

German chancellor's Social Democrats seek to hold off far right in Brandenburg state election

A state election is taking place in Brandenburg three weeks after a far-right party made gains in two other states in eastern Germany

The Independent UK

Far-right AfD Eyes New Win In East German State Vote

Germans began casting ballots Sunday for a regional election in a formerly communist eastern state where the far-right AfD party is narrowly ahead in opinion polls.

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The Guardian - UK

Far-right AfD looking to make German history in Brandenburg state election

Attention is focused on regional vote this Sunday that could determine the fate of the national government

International Business Times

Coal Phase-out Fuels Far Right In Rural Eastern Germany

White clouds still billow from the cooling towers of a coal plant near Spremberg in Germany's ex-communist east but the end is in sight as Berlin phases out the dirty fossil fuel.

The Guardian - UK

Europe is in thrall to the far right – that’s the result of appeasement by so-called moderates

France is the latest country to capitulate to the demands of a poisonous, populist narrative. We need a progressive fightback, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK

Unease as Russia-friendly ‘queen of the elections’ aims for more German poll success

Some see Sahra Wagenknecht’s ‘left conservatism’ as potential bulwark against AfD but others see reasons to be wary

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Al Jazeera

Germany expands border controls as right pressures government on migration

The governing parties are seeking to head off challenge of the far right as it faces key elections.

International Business Times

Germany Expands Border Controls To Curb Migrant Arrivals

Germany will from Monday expand border controls to the frontiers with all nine of its neighbours to stop irregular migrants in a move that has sparked protests from other EU members.

The Guardian - UK

Germany reintroduces border checks to far-right praise as EU tensions mount

Olaf Scholz’s government says ‘acute dangers’ led to decision but some in EU criticise ‘unacceptable’ decision

The Guardian - US

The princess and the judge: Samuel Alito’s ties to a German aristocrat who defends the far right

The US supreme court justice accepted $900 concert tickets from billionaire Gloria von Thurn und Taxis. Who is the socialite linked to rightwing networks?

The Guardian - UK

Germany’s two sides: inside the 13 September Guardian Weekly

How historical divisions could stop the rise of the AfD. Plus: What lies beneath a Greenland glacier

The Guardian - UK

‘Swamp’ talk won’t turn the tide against fascism in Germany

Letters: Anna Güttel is insulted by Fatma Aydemir’s view of life outside Berlin, Richard Grange says immigrants are part of the country’s narrative, and Steve Bourne speaks up for die Liberale Demokraten

The Guardian - UK

‘The end of Schengen’: Germany’s new border controls put EU unity at risk

Critics say tightened land border checks a ‘transparent’ bid to appease far right that breaches free movement rights

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