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Poll: AfD in first place in the east: After a year of a traffic light government in Germany, the AfD is ahead in voter favor in the east, according to a poll.
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Poll: AfD in first place in the east
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Poll: AfD in first place in the east: After a year of a traffic light government in Germany, the AfD is ahead in voter favor in the east, according to a poll.
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Poll: AfD in first place in the east
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AfD election campaign in Heilbronn: no alternative: After the election campaign event in Heilbronn, we know above all what the AfD doesn't want, says our author.
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AfD election campaign in Heilbronn: no alternative
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FDP won't let the traffic light collapse: Kubicki attests Merz "megalomania": Friedrich Merz believes he knows that the FDP will leave the traffic light ...
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FDP won't let the traffic light collapse: Kubicki attests Merz ...
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Not even Salvini wants anything to do with the AfD: The Italian parties are positioning themselves for the European elections, and the EU-hater from the Lega is ...
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Not even Salvini wants anything to do with the AfD
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EU election in Neuss: Only 500 applications for entry in the electoral register: Anyone who comes from a country in the European Union can also take part in the ...
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EU election in Neuss: Only 500 applications for entry in the electoral ...
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AfD trial in Münster: OVG is taking 13 more days “as a precautionary measure”.: 13 instead of just two days of negotiations - In the second attempt ...
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AfD trial in Münster: OVG is taking 13 more days “as a precautionary ...
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European elections and the AfD: twice as much support: Young people think the EU is good. At the same time, many believe the AfD is capable of solving European ...
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European elections and the AfD: twice as much support
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Shift to the right in Europe: Why many voters' fear of the far right is fading: In Portugal and Germany, right-wing populists are mobilizing many non-voters ...
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Shift to the right in Europe: Why many voters' fear of the far right is ...
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Stefan Sauer remains at the head of the district CDU in Groß-Gerau: At the district party conference in Wolfskehlen, the Christian Democrats are getting ready ...
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Stefan Sauer remains at the head of the district CDU in Groß-Gerau
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Evangelical pastor loses job because of AfD candidacy: A pastor in Saxony-Anhalt is running for the AfD in the city council. The Protestant Church intervenes: ...
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Evangelical pastor loses job because of AfD candidacy
Quick Glance: AfD Candidacy: Church Revokes Pastor's Commission
  • A pastor from Quedlinburg in Saxony-Anhalt loses his parish due to running as a city council candidate for the AfD.

  • The church deems the candidacy incompatible with loyalty duty as the AfD holds constitutionally questionable positions.

  • The pastor criticizes the decision, emphasizing his political motives, especially in monument preservation.

  • Despite the church's offer to discuss, the pastor remains without a position for now, as finding a new parish might be challenging.
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Faeser accuses AfD politicians of Russian propaganda: Federal Interior Minister Faeser sees AfD politicians as “part of the Russian propaganda apparatus ...
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Faeser accuses AfD politicians of Russian propaganda
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Resilient democracy: On the wrong track to exclusion: The parties are focusing on exclusion against the AfD. That feels good, but is not successful ...
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Resilient democracy: On the wrong track to exclusion
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Höcke has already held a meeting with him: AfD's biggest donor comes from Hesse: The AfD's largest party donation comes from Hessian civil engineer Hartmut ...
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Höcke has already held a meeting with him: AfD's biggest donor comes from ...
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Consequences after AfD meeting: Top manager leaves dairy group Müller: After the AfD meetings of dairy entrepreneur Theo Müller, the first consequences have been ...
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Consequences after AfD meeting: Top manager leaves dairy group Müller
Quick Glance: Resignation at Müllermilch Following Theo Müller's AfD Meeting
  • Thomas Ingelfinger is leaving the Müllermilch group after Müller's meeting with AfD leader Alice Weidel.

  • Initially defending his involvement, Ingelfinger eventually yielded to pressure.

  • Criticism of Müller's connection to the AfD led to Ingelfinger's resignation, also influenced by his new role at ProSiebenSat.1.

  • Müller confirmed contacts with the AfD, emphasizing the rejection of extremism while distancing himself from extremist views within the party.
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Foreign employees flee: Shift to the right in Germany scares off skilled workers: Ever since the meeting between AfD officials and right-wing extremists ...
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Foreign employees flee: Shift to the right in Germany scares off skilled ...
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Baerbock criticizes Merz for new elections: “Party political games”: In the event that the traffic light coalition breaks up prematurely, CDU leader Merz has ...
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Baerbock criticizes Merz for new elections: “Party political games”
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Alice Weidel denies AfD's closeness to Vladimir Putin: The AfD stands out "due to its particular closeness to Russia", according to the Ministry of Defense ...
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Alice Weidel denies AfD's closeness to Vladimir Putin
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Among others from the AfD: Public prosecutor's office rejects complaints against Correctiv
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Among others from the AfD: Public prosecutor's office rejects complaints ...
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Citizen's income on "Hart aber fair": "They want to turn the welfare state into a land of milk and honey"
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House ban for right-wing extremist employees? Lawyer warns against Bärbel Bas' plan
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House ban for right-wing extremist employees? Lawyer warns against Bärbel ...
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Prenzlauer Berg: Lesbians and gays in the Union invite you to a regulars' table: The LSU in Pankow and Lichtenberg have invited people to a joint get-together ...
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Prenzlauer Berg: Lesbians and gays in the Union invite you to a regulars' ...
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Church kicks out AfD pastor - what the clergyman and people think about the case: The fact that pastors are politically active is generally to be welcomed - but ...
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Church kicks out AfD pastor - what the clergyman and people think about ...
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Lauterbach wants to “largely” de-blacken RKI files: RKI protocols were recently published - partly blackened. For greater transparency, Health Minister ...
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Lauterbach wants to “largely” de-blacken RKI files
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Quick Glance: CDU Unexpectedly Supports AfD Motion: Investigation Initiated
  • In Dresden, the 'Brandmauer' weakens as CDU, FDP, and Free Voters vote in favor of an AfD motion for a payment card for refugees.

  • CDU leader Merz announces an investigation into the incident, breaking the party's previous strategy.

  • Controversy arises as the CDU supported an AfD motion instead of presenting its own.

  • The decision is celebrated by the AfD, while the Left criticizes the CDU, and a nationwide approach to the payment card is pending.
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Laschet on corona measures: "We have to disclose everything": Former NRW Minister President Armin Laschet takes a critical look back at politics during the ...
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Laschet on corona measures:
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Germany's path to soft totalitarianism - The World Week: The traffic light government wants to combat expressions of opinion “below the limit of criminal ...
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Germany's path to soft totalitarianism - The World Week
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Good Friday in Frankfurt: Party despite dance ban: The youth organizations of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP in Hesse are protesting against the ban on dancing ...
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Good Friday in Frankfurt: Party despite dance ban
Quick Glance: Dance Ban on Good Friday: Rules and Penalties
  • Good Friday is a quiet holiday with dance bans and film regulations.

  • The rules for the dance ban vary by state.

  • Violations of the dance ban can result in fines.

  • Private parties are exempt from the dance ban, but noise disturbances can be penalized.
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The case of Ribnitz-Damgarten: How the AfD is setting a precedent: Protecting freedom of expression in schools, but the right way: The AfD wants to show Germany ...
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The case of Ribnitz-Damgarten: How the AfD is setting a precedent
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State elections: The SPD's firewall has holes: Olaf Scholz doesn't want to know anything about a coalition with the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance ...
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State elections: The SPD's firewall has holes
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Violence against women: SPD calls CDU Thuringia election poster "disgusting": In Thuringia, it is no longer possible to walk home alone at night without fear ...
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Violence against women: SPD calls CDU Thuringia election poster ...
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Lawyers against activists: How the AfD wants to silence its critics: Mainz local politician and climate protection activist Maurice Conrad does not hide his ...
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Lawyers against activists: How the AfD wants to silence its critics
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Ever louder calls for corona recovery: Most recently, even Christian Drosten called for a political reappraisal of the coronavirus years ...
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Ever louder calls for corona recovery
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Saarland: Green politicians want to run for the AfD - party reacts: Unusual change of party in Saarland: two local Green politicians want to run for the AfD in ...
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Saarland: Green politicians want to run for the AfD - party reacts
Quick Glance: Saarland: Green Politicians Switch to AfD - Party's Response
  • Two Green politicians in Saarland plan to run for AfD.

  • One politician left due to disagreements on arms deliveries.

  • The Greens reacted with requests for withdrawal and dissolution of factions.

  • The AfD is classified as far-right, leading to rejection of further cooperation.
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Hesse's Prime Minister Rhein bans gender symbols in ministries: Gender symbols will no longer be used in Hessian ministries in the future. Prime Minister Boris ...
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Hesse's Prime Minister Rhein bans gender symbols in ministries
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RTL/ntv trend barometer: Scholz makes up significant ground, CDU/CSU remains strongest force
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RTL/ntv trend barometer: Scholz makes up significant ground ...
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Banks “against the right”? One of the larger German savings banks did not want to carry out a customer's transfer order to the AfD. “An oversight ...
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Banks “against the right”? One of the larger German savings banks did not ...
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"Tired of working and running the household": Why women are becoming "tradwives": If you're on social media, you'll come across them everywhere: women who are ...
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TikTok restricts account of AfD man Maximilian Krah: AfD politician Maximilian Krah regularly achieves viral success with his videos on TikTok ...
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TikTok restricts account of AfD man Maximilian Krah
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“Voice of Europe”: How a pro-Russian portal creates sentiment against Germany: Czech and Polish authorities are taking action against a pro-Russian network ...
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“Voice of Europe”: How a pro-Russian portal creates sentiment against ...
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CORRECTIV participates in the largest fact-checking database for the ...
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According to the Federal Council decision: Union appeals to Steinmeier: “Do not sign the cannabis law”
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According to the Federal Council decision: Union appeals to Steinmeier: ...
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Amthor in the early start: "Terror threat higher than it has been for a long time"
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Amthor in the early start:
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Wolfgang Bosbach at the CDU get-together in Neuss on the chancellor question: The prominent CDU politician Wolfgang Bosbach was a guest at the CDU get-together ...
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Wolfgang Bosbach at the CDU get-together in Neuss on the chancellor ...
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Protection of the Federal Constitutional Court: traffic light apparently plans to amend the Basic Law
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Protection of the Federal Constitutional Court: traffic light apparently ...
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Investigation into graffiti against AfD politician: The criminally relevant lettering on a wall in Passau is directed against Ralf Stadler.
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Investigation into graffiti against AfD politician
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Scholz climbs out of poll slump - the political mood in Germany: This week's RTL/NTV trend barometer focuses on the widespread rejection of the "traffic light" ...
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Scholz climbs out of poll slump - the political mood in Germany
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Saxony: CDU lets constitutional reform fail: Conditions in the Saxon Kenya coalition are shattered. Now the promised constitutional reform is also failing.
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Saxony: CDU lets constitutional reform fail
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"Die Schlandpfe": A Smurf video becomes a right-wing propaganda film: First, a schoolgirl uses the Smurfs to promote the AfD. Then another video emerges in which ...
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Friedrich Merz: Back to the Merkel year 2021! He wants to "undo" all of this: Turning back time and preserving the old: In some policy areas, Friedrich Merz's ...
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Friedrich Merz: Back to the Merkel year 2021! He wants to
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“Demonstrations against right-wing extremists are okay” - Salzwedel's AfD parliamentary group leader Roland Karsch takes a stand
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“Demonstrations against right-wing extremists are okay” - Salzwedel's AfD ...
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The Union's hopes disappointed: Cannabis law signed - Release from Easter Monday: Will the controlled release of cannabis still be held up because the Federal ...
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The Union's hopes disappointed: Cannabis law signed - Release from Easter ...
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Germany’s Scholz says he hasn’t talked to Putin since December 2022: Russia leader was “was worried about the coronavirus” when he made German chancellor sit at ...
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Germany’s Scholz says he hasn’t talked to Putin since December 2022
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After 62 years: Post ends era - what's behind it: An Airbus A320-214 at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) with yellow plastic boxes full of letters ...
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After 62 years: Post ends era - what's behind it
Quick Glance: End of German Airmail: Post Adopts Greener Transport Methods
  • The Deutsche Post has ceased the domestic transport of letters by airplane to reduce costs and improve its carbon footprint.

  • The night airmail network, established in 1961, was discontinued due to decreasing demand for letters and changes in communication habits.

  • Although the end of transport flights may increase the delivery time of letters, the Post continues to use airmail for international correspondence.

  • The transition to more environmentally friendly transport methods demonstrates the Deutsche Post's commitment to acting sustainably and adapting to current trends.
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Martin Sellner's dangerous "remigration" plans: AfD politicians and right-wing extremists are calling for “millions of remigration”. Martin Sellner has written a ...
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Martin Sellner's dangerous
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CDU calls on Steinmeier not to sign cannabis law: The law on cannabis legalization has passed the Bundesrat, now the Federal President just has to sign it ...
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CDU calls on Steinmeier not to sign cannabis law
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Quick Glance: Serious Flixbus Accident on A9 near Leipzig
  • A Flixbus crashes on A9 near Wiedemar, Leipzig. One fatality and multiple injuries.

  • The accident occurred towards Nuremberg between Wiedemar and Schkeuditz junction.

  • Hospitals in Schkeuditz and Leipzig are preparing for numerous injuries.

  • Over 100 emergency responders, including rescue helicopters, are on site. Highway closed.
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AfD event in Stralsund causes resistance: AfD politician Petra Federau is coming to Stralsund on Wednesday evening. She will also encounter resistance there.
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AfD event in Stralsund causes resistance