German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he will ask for a vote of confidence in December, setting the path for an early ...

Speaking in his capacity as an SPD parliamentarian, Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it a "bitter" night for his party The far-right AfD emerged as strongest party in Thuringia, and a close second in ...

Police have arrested a suspected violent left-wing extremist leader in the eastern German state of Thuringia. He is believed ...

After an intelligence-led operation, German police have arrested an alleged violent left-wing extremist leader in the eastern state of Thuringia.

After long exploratory talks, coalition negotiations to form new state governments will open in the eastern German states of ...

The election of liberal leader Thomas Kemmerich in the eastern state of Thuringia prompted national outrage. "Resignation is unavoidable," he said. For years Germany's main parties have shunned ...

The AfD's highly controversial top candidate in Thuringia, Björn Höcke, hailed a "historic victory" Germany's anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) is celebrating a "historic success ...

The Wall plugged the last gap in the border between east and west. East Germany's leadership had already sealed off the ...

The BSW's electoral successes in the states of Brandenburg, Thuringia and Saxony in September make it a near-indispensable ...