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Olaf Scholz: Germany's Steady Hand Losing Grip On Power

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been dubbed the "Scholzomat" for a dry personal style bordering on the robotic, but also hailed as a safe pair of hands leading a country that values stability.

International Business Times

Clashes over budget could push Germany’s ailing coalition to collapse

With contradictory proposals unlikely to mesh, leaders to decide whether there is scope for alliance to continue

The Guardian - UK

New defence agreement will bolster European security, say UK and Germany

The allies signed the deal amid concerns about Russia and the prospect of weakened US commitments to European security.

Evening Standard

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UK and Germany sign ‘landmark’ defence agreement

The deal will see German planes operating from a Scottish airbase and increase co-operation on developing new equipment.

Evening Standard

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.

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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

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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.

The Conversation

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

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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.

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

The Independent UK

Germany to introduce tougher border controls after attack claimed by Isis

Minister says new rules will strengthen internal security and continue ‘hard line against irregular migration’

The Guardian - UK

There’s only one way to keep Germany’s far-right AfD at bay. Address the concerns it exploits

There are good reasons to place a political firewall around the extremists. But mainstream parties must also address the electorate’s loss of trust, says German-British historian Katja Hoyer

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The Guardian - UK

Anti-immigration leftists have potential to upend German political scene

State election results for Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance mean Russia-leaning populists could play decisive role

Radio France Internationale

Germany's Scholz worried by far-right surge in regional elections

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the results of two regional elections that saw big wins for the far-right AfD and losses for his coalition "bitter" and urged mainstream parties to form governments without "right-wing extremists".

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German Far-Right Party Projected To Win Regional Elections

Far-right AfD projected to win in Thuringia regional elections, challenging German coalition government. SPD faces disappointing results.

The Guardian - UK

German state elections: Far right leads in Thuringia exit poll, centre-right ahead in Saxony – as it happened

Exit polls show strong performance for far-right Alternative für Deutschland in both German state elections

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Germany’s disaffected east: a growing crisis for Olaf Scholz

Editorial: The far-right AfD may win a state election for the first time this weekend. That should set alarm bells ringing in Berlin and beyond

Evening Standard

Starmer warns of march of Far-right as he meets Macron amid post-Brexit ‘reset’

The Prime Minister and French president met on Thursday after attending the Paralympic Games opening ceremony

The Guardian - UK

As the far right gains ground, Germany deserves better from its mainstream politicians

It’s not just the AfD that poses a major threat in this weekend’s regional elections – while traditional moderate parties are failing to inspire voters, says commentator and broadcaster John Kampfner

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