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Germany's far-right AfD eyes historic first in state election
Germany's far-right AfD is projected to take power in one of the country's 16 states for the first time.
A win in the Saxony-Anhalt election would be the first time a far-right party has taken control of a regional parliament since the Second World War.
German state elections: AfD bids for historic win in eastern vote
Friedrich Merz is the German Chancellor and leads the CDU.
Rally organisers estimated between 15,000 and 20,000 people attended a pro-democracy demonstration the night before the election.
AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund was previously a member of the CDU.
“We must address the issues at hand. We must also address our choice of words,”
Germany's far-right AfD bids for power in eastern state vote
The Alternative für Deutschland party is aiming to secure a majority in the regional parliament of Saxony-Anhalt.
The Kremlin denied involvement in the failed drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport.
Friedrich Merz is the conservative (CDU) Chancellor of Germany.
German far-right leader pushes to forget Nazi past
A state election in Saxony-Anhalt is scheduled for Sept. 6.
Tillschneider announced plans to orient history lessons toward "more Bismarck, less Hitler," phrasing that was later removed from the governing manifesto.
Domestic intelligence authorities have classified the AfD's Saxony-Anhalt state branch as an extremist organization.
German far-right party targets Bauhaus school ahead of state election
The Saxony-Anhalt election could see a far-right party take control of one of Germany's states for the first time since World War II.
The AfD called the Bauhaus an "aberration of modernism" in a 2024 debate in Saxony-Anhalt's Parliament.
Barbara Steiner is the director and CEO of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.