Germany's far right set to win eastern region vote | REUTERS

projections showed the alternative for Germany was on track on Sunday to become the first far-right party to win a regional election in Germany since World War II that hands the afd unprecedented power even if other parties are sure to exclude it from Office the party was set to win 33.2% of the vote in the state of turingia according to projections from broadcaster zdf which could potentially allow the afd to block decisions requireed IR iring a 2/3 majority such as the appointment of Judges celebrations were not open to the media but were broadcast on the party's YouTube channel I think the mood is very clear people want change said be hookah who leads the afd in the state he's the party's most extreme and controversial figure he was fined this year for using a banned Nazi paramilitary slogan turingia Premier Bodo ralo's party was battered despite his own personal popularity he said all Democratic parties now had to work together I am fighting against the normalization of fascism he said in neighboring Saxony conservatives have run the state since 1990 projections put them Just 1.1 percentage points ahead of the afd the afd D known for their anti-immigration stances may have drawn momentum in the final week of the election from a deadly knife attack at a festival it was allegedly carried out by an illegally resident Syrian National that authorities had failed to deport with a year to go before a national election in Europe's largest economy the results appeared punishing for Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Schultz's Coalition all three parties in the federal government look to have lost votes in both States according to the projections the results could increase pressure on Schultz to be tougher on immigration and intensify the debate over support for Ukraine as they were issues that dominated campaigning

Share your thoughts

Related Transcripts

Harris criticizes Trump as the ‘same old show’ at a rally | REUTERS thumbnail
Harris criticizes Trump as the ‘same old show’ at a rally | REUTERS

Category: News & Politics

You'll remember that night i talked about issues that mattered to families across america like bringing down the cost of living investing in america's small businesses protecting reproductive freedom and keeping our nation safe and secure but that is not what we heard from donald trump instead it was... Read more

Michel Barnier: Who is the new French prime minister? | REUTERS thumbnail
Michel Barnier: Who is the new French prime minister? | REUTERS

Category: News & Politics

France may finally have a new prime minister french president emanuel macron appointed michel barer the european union's former brexit negotiator to the role on thursday hoping to end the country's political paralysis after an inconclusive snap election in june left his centrist coalition losing dozens... Read more

Harris surprises watch party in Philadelphia after Trump debate | REUTERS thumbnail
Harris surprises watch party in Philadelphia after Trump debate | REUTERS

Category: News & Politics

And now we're going to take this momentum for the next 55 days so i can call my wife the next president of the united states k harris i started the debate by talking about it and it became apparent i think throughout those that about an hour and a half that look this is very much two different visions... Read more

Haitians in Ohio fear for safety after Trump's false claims | REUTERS thumbnail
Haitians in Ohio fear for safety after Trump's false claims | REUTERS

Category: News & Politics

Haitians living in springfield ohio say they're on edge after republican vice president nominee jd vance amplified false claims about immigrants there the small city of 62,000 is in the national spotlight as republican politicians most prominently trump at this week's presidential debate spread baseless... Read more

Donald Trump says 'there will be no more debate with Kamala Harris' | REUTERS thumbnail
Donald Trump says 'there will be no more debate with Kamala Harris' | REUTERS

Category: News & Politics

Us republican candidate donald trump said he would not take part in another debate with kamla harris before the november 5th election with polls indicating harris had won tuesday's abc news presidential debate trump made that remark on his truth social site and again at a campaign stop in arizona so... Read more

Gerard Depardieu to face sexual assault trial | REUTERS thumbnail
Gerard Depardieu to face sexual assault trial | REUTERS

Category: News & Politics

French actor gerard dep parier will be tried in october for alleged sexual assaults the paris public prosecutor confirmed monday the 75-year-old actor is accused of sexually assaulting two women on movie sets in 2021 the pario was taken into custody by police for questioning on monday he has consistently... Read more

Israel's military says gunman from Jordan killed three at border | REUTERS thumbnail
Israel's military says gunman from Jordan killed three at border | REUTERS

Category: News & Politics

Video from israel's ambulance service showed emergency vehicles at the alen be bridge border in the occupied west bank on sunday after what the israeli military said was a deadly shooting by a gunman who approached from jordan the military said three israeli civilians were killed after the attacker... Read more

Time-lapse videos show ‘Airport Fire’ blaze on California peak | REUTERS thumbnail
Time-lapse videos show ‘Airport Fire’ blaze on California peak | REUTERS

Category: News & Politics

[संगीत] और ब [संगीत] [संगीत] Read more

Kamala Harris puts Donald Trump on defensive in fiery debate | REUTERS thumbnail
Kamala Harris puts Donald Trump on defensive in fiery debate | REUTERS

Category: News & Politics

Exhaustion and boredom it was a fiery clash at the abc news presidential debate tuesday night wait a minute i'm talking now if you don't mind please with republican donald trump and democrat kamla harris both seeking campaign altering moments in their closely fought election it was a combative back... Read more

Hong Kong court convicts former Stand News editors of sedition | REUTERS thumbnail
Hong Kong court convicts former Stand News editors of sedition | REUTERS

Category: News & Politics

A hong kong court on thursday found two editors at the now defunct stand news media outlet guilty of sedition this is the first sedition conviction against any journalist or editor since hong kong's handover from britain to china in 1997 the case has received international scrutiny amid a security crackdown... Read more

US locks in steep, impending tariff hikes for China | REUTERS thumbnail
US locks in steep, impending tariff hikes for China | REUTERS

Category: News & Politics

The biden administration on friday locked in steep tariff hikes on chinese imports including a 100% duty on electric vehicles top white house economic adviser l brainard told reuters the decision was made to strengthen domestic production of evs and diversify away from china's dominant state-funded... Read more