in their critical assessments of björn höcke, western media do not restrain themselves.egional deputy, a native of the state of north rhine-westphalia, has repeatedly attracted attention to himself, although he never held high political office. fifty-two-year-old höcke is considered the most radical of all the far-right alternatives for germany. and its most influential politician. in 2013, höcke co-founded the regional branch of the afd in thuringia, created a right-wing ethno-nationalist wing in 2022 its supporters took 2/3 of the seats in the federal government. the young man and höcke was interested in scandinavian mythology, was a member of the youth organization at the cdu-csu bloc, did his military service and studied at faculty of education. during history lessons at schools, hesson quoted banned literature to students and allegedly told them about his grandfather's meeting with hitler. he was first noticed on a talk show when he took a german flag out of his pocket and placed it on a chair, declaring that he was proud to be german. since then, björn höcke has of

since then, björn höcke has often provoked the public with statements in which.blic hears notes of goebbels propaganda and references to the racial programs of the nazis. for example, at rallies in 2015, he called on germany not only to a thousand-year past, but to a thousand-year future. and in 2017, speaking to the youth wing of the party, he criticized the holocaust memorial, calling it a monument of shame, and said that it was time for germans to stop feeling guilty for the crimes of the nazis. in the spring, the justice committee thuringia even stripped hökki of his parliamentary immunity, and the court fined him 13,000 euros for using a banned nazi slogan. the politician predicts civil war and disintegration in germany due to migration. he calls for closing european borders to migrants from africa, believing that - quote: their reproductive behavior could lead to overpopulation and become a threat to germany. the father of four children calls on germans to embrace prussian virtues and promotes the idea of ​​social patriotism, state aid only for germans, and

one of the party leaders , björn höcke, even came to vote in a russian niva. that's the name of the country's parliament. independent candidates have more than 40 mandates, the rest of the seats will be taken by representatives opposition parties. this data was obtained after processing more than 90% of the ballots. the current parliamentary elections in the republic are extraordinary, the vote was supposed to take place in november, but it was postponed, since at that time the country will host the un climate conference. the us democratic party wants to avoid debates with republican rivals, this was stated by the adviser to the former president, jackson miller. he noted that this is precisely the purpose for which kamla harris disagrees with the conditions for holding the event. miller noted that the rules of debates on the tv channel cnn, it was the democrats who wrote it. i think harris's team started preparing her for the debates, they realized who they were dealing with and that they had real problems. meanwhile, donald trump is already confidently hintin

one of the party leaders, björn höcke, even came to vote in a russian niva. cool car.da niva. according to preliminary calculations , the opposition is winning in both landags. the right-wing alternative for germany, khristiansk, is in the lead. now it will be necessary to form a local government without the direct participation of the winning parties. impossible, we'll have to negotiate. maryarodilka, news! the high-speed highway between moscow and st. petersburg will be built by 2028, deputy prime minister vitaly savelyev announced. in the northern capital, he inspected new trains and trams. about the future of urban transport. dmitry akimov. such a st. petersburg know-how, we have heated polo here, that is, in our winter , slush in the snow, inside the tram is always dry. st. petersburg sets trends in the development of urban passenger transport in the country. the northern capital is the most tram-based city in the world, more than 1.0 km of tracks. we are not only changing the rolling stock, but we are reconstructing the lines, reconstructing the real economy, bec

bjorn hocke has been fined twice for knowingly using a nazi slogan, something he denied.asn't allowed in — by a party that often claims it's being persecuted and smeared. in the former communist east, this region is an afd stronghold, where the party's policies of ending weapons aid to ukraine and a tough anti—immigration message are gaining traction. translation: the politicians have promised a lot, - particularly regarding migrants and foreigners, and nothing happened, nothing. because of germany's history, some people are really worried about the rise of the far—right. translation: germany's history? that's what it is, history. we live in the here and now. in thuringia's capital this weekend, a night run for the public. while the afd is on the march, it will probably be excluded from power, as other parties won't work alongside it. but the result�*s a marker for change in germany, by more than a flicker. jessica parker, bbc news, erfurt. for more on the situation, i've been speaking to dw news' political correspondent matthew moore. he has been tracking the regional el

bjorn hocke has been fined twice for knowingly using a nazi slogan, something he denied.c victory. celebrations and afd video footage, because the media wasn't allowed in — by a party that often claims it's being persecuted and smeared. in the former communist east, this region is an afd stronghold, where the party's policies of ending weapons aid to ukraine and a tough anti—immigration message are gaining traction. translation: the politicians have promised a lot, - particularly regarding migrants and foreigners, and nothing happened, nothing. because of germany's history, some people are really worried about the rise of the far right. translation: germany's history? that's what it is, history. we live in the here and now. in thuringia's capital this weekend, a night run for the public. while the afd is on the march, it will probably be excluded from power, as other parties won't work alongside it. but the result�*s a marker for change in germany, by more than a flicker. jessica parker, bbc news, erfurt. these are regional not national elections. an estate where alternat

the man who heads up the afd here in thuringia is a highly controversial figure called bjorn hocke.s twice been fined this year for knowingly using a nazi slogan, something he denied. this vote may also deliver a major repudiation of the government in berlin under chancellor olaf scholz and his traffic light coalition. it's a litmus test here in the country's east, a year ahead of the federal elections. one of the first patients in england to be matched to a personalised cancer vaccine has received the jab in devon. bowel cancer patient stephen brice is part of an experimental trial at torbay hospital, one of only six in the country. the hope is that the vaccine will train the immune system to recognise the cancer and delay or stop it from returning. jen smith has more. we need to give it to you before ten o'clock tonight. stephen was diagnosed with bowel cancer in september last year after taking part in a screening programme. his treatment has been successful, but there remains a risk the cancer could return. this new vaccine could change that. the trials are such that because the

thuringian leader of alternative for germany björn höcke arrived at the polling station in a four-wheel on our niva, his political success grew in the fall on the basis of promises to stop military aid to ukraine and start negotiations with russia. we have certainly become the biggest force, we are a young people's party in thuringia, and we have achieved a historic victory, which we are proud of. co-chairman of the thuringian victors for germany. is chasing the right, but to a much lesser extent than the afd, is overtaking the cdu centrists in thuringia. one thing is constant: scholz and his colorful pro-war company are dragging along at the tail end with the pitiful crumbs from the winners' table, and third place in the soxo neftüring is on the left, this is the union of sarah wagenknach. this union is not even a year old, and it is already nipping at the heels of the cdu party, created in 1945 in the occupied usa, britain and france. territory of west germany, but sarah wagengneh has a serious trump card against the old men from the christian democratic union: she, unlike this party,

the liberals who are sounding the alarm call björn höcke a fascist, he is considered one of the mostadical german politicians of our time. höcke demands a rethinking of the period of the third reich, considers it wrong to portray hitler as absolute evil, and in his opinion, the country's nazi past itself should be assessed in a positive light. on this occasion , höcke even published a book in which he described his ideas in detail. we germans, our people are the only people in the world who have set a monument to the shameful pages of its history, in the heart of its capital. our state of mind is still that of a completely defeated people. we will only find ourselves if we restore a positive relationship with our history. for such a manifesto in the style of hitler's meinkamp, ​​hyoki had to answer. in 2019. in saxony, dresden, where the afd took second place in the elections, left-wing radicals staged mass riots in the streets, burned flares, chanted nazis out and fought with the police. they became worried in berlin, chancellor scholz called the right-wing victory in the local elec

but the afd�*s leader in this state, bjorn hocke, once described berlin's holocaust memorial as a...ced in the last years a lot of attacks against the culture of memory in germany against our work here at the memorial. these halls hold the echoes of past horrors. this election brought record success for the far right in the postwar era — a path that germany had left untravelled. until now. jessica parker, bbc news. joining me now is our europe editor katya adler. what would you say these election results, what do they mean for germany as a whole? we results, what do they mean for germany as a whole?— results, what do they mean for germany as a whole? we have to remember _ germany as a whole? we have to remember these _ germany as a whole? we have to remember these are _ germany as a whole? we have to remember these are regional - remember these are regional elections. germany holds a general elections. germany holds a general election in a year's time and most germans suggest they will vote for the more mainstream parties but clearly, these votes cannot be taken for granted. germans

the man who heads up the afd here in thuringia is a highly controversial figure called bjorn hocke.ice been fined this year for knowingly using a nazi slogan, something he denied. this vote may also deliver a major repudiation of the government in berlin under chancellor olaf scholz and his traffic light coalition. it's a litmus test here in the country's east, a year ahead of the federal elections. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello, jane. we're going to start with some sadness because the former ivory coast defender has died at the age ofjust 39. he played 46 times in his country, beginning his career with paris and went on to represent english clubs leeds, leicester, cardiff and middlesbrough. as well as scottish teams. he overcame hodgkin's lymphoma in 2021. there are two huge games in the uk on sunday, injust over an hour's time because rangers in the first gold of the new season and the scottish premiership. if the defending this vote may also deliver a major repudiation of the government in berlin under chancellor olaf scholz and his traffic light coalition. it'

its regional leader björn höcke spat in the face of the german establishment straight from the wheelsg station in a russian niva. his political success grew in the fall in the field of promises to stop military aid. we are a young people's party in thuringia and we have won a historic victory, which we are proud of. for the chairman of the party of thuringian winners alternative for germany, tina hruppala calls for an end to arms supplies to ukraine and says that the deployment of american long-range strike systems in germany is not in the interests of his country, as it turns it into a target. we want to know where our money is going, we say: it's time to end arms supplies to ukraine, 30 billion euros for ukraine, what kind of madness is this, but against arms supplies to ukraine, for dialogue, including gas with russia, they speak out not only in thuringia on the lands of the former gdr, in the former frg, in munich, hundreds of anti-war activists gathered on the day elections with posters, politicians, listen, we don't want your war. "we are for peace, there are wars on earth, in u

it is noteworthy that one of the party leaders of the alternative for germany, björn höcke, came to thea russian niva. towards evening, dresden was covered in clouds of smoke. supporters of left-wing parties took to the streets to express their disagreement with the results. voting, elections in eastern germany are considered as an indicator of the mood across the country, according to experts , it shows the unstable position of the ruling coalition in germany. next regional news do not switch to moscow region residents we will see you in a few seconds. now news from the capital region: the beginning of autumn has become the hottest in moscow since the beginning of the century, the air warmed up to 29° yesterday. today it is also warm +28 without precipitation, only on wednesday there may be light rain. due to a stable anticyclone, abnormal heat will remain until the end of the week, on the weekend on the city day it will be summer-like comfortable 23:25. at the 229th kilometer of the central ring road, the driver of the anapa moscow bus rammed 11 cars, the cars were stuck in a traffic

the victory of the right-wingers; on the contrary, in thuringia, the local leader of the party, björn höckeatively came to the polling station on a well-worn, time-worn russian field. and yes, it was quite a provocative political gesture that one of the flagships of german industry, its, one might say, symbol, the volkswagen concern announced this week the closure of two plants in germany. moreover, the concern withdrew its own moratorium on job cuts, which was supposed to be in effect until 2029. but this is understandable, when volkswagen management generously distributed these promises, sales grew, but then politics intervened in the business, the russian market, significant for the germans , fell away due to sanctions. and simply a huge the chinese were essentially torpedoed by the economic confrontation between the west and beijing, and ordinary germans, who have become hostages of these political decisions, are looking for an alternative and find it in the form of that very alternative for germany, turkey is now also looking for some kind of alternative of its own, the real sensation

on the contrary, in thuringia, the local party leader björn höcke demonstratively came to the pollingn a well-worn, time-worn russian. and yes, it was quite a provocative political gesture, especially since one of the flagships of german industry, its symbol, one might say, the volkswagen concern , announced this week the closure of two plants in germany. moreover, the concern withdrew its own moratorium on job cuts , which was supposed to be in effect until 2029. but this is understandable, when volkswagen management generously distributed these promises, sales grew, but then politics intervened in the business. the russian market, which was significant for the germans, fell away due to sanctions, and the simply huge chinese market, in fact, was torpedoed by the economic confrontation of the west with beijing. well, ordinary germans, who became hostages of these political decisions, are looking for an alternative and find it in the form of that same alternative for germany. turkey is now looking for some kind of alternative of its own. the real sensation of this weeks was her decisio

the man who heads up the afd here in thuringia is a highly controversial figure called bjorn hocke.d has twice been fined this year for knowingly using a nazi slogan, something he denied. this vote may also deliver a major repudiation of the government in berlin under chancellor olaf scholz and his traffic light coalition. it's a litmus test here in the country's east, a year let's cross live to berlin, to speak to markus ziener — a senior visiting fellow for the german marshall fund think tank. why do you think there has been this shift by voters towards the far right? i this shift by voters towards the far right?— the far right? i think there are a couple _ the far right? i think there are a couple of— the far right? i think there are a couple of things - the far right? i think there are a couple of things and | are a couple of things and play. one is the migration topic and many people in the east feel we have too many migrants and this happened under the rule of angela merkel and they afd is saying we have too many. the other topic is a certain sentiment of feeling like being le

the head of the afd in thuringia and björn höcke even came to the polling station in niva, notes.his is significantly more than in the last elections. image, nothing, control, everything, like the telegram epic, once again exposes the double standards of the west. why can you prepare color revolutions without condemnation. and for what can you get a ban from washington, will durov become a new prisoner of democracy and how do other giants of the world wide web maneuver? we will tell you in an understandable way politics. watch today after the panorama. vietnam celebrates independence day, the president of belarus congratulated the leadership of the people of the country on the national holiday. alexander lukashenko emphasized that in today's difficult conditions, more than ever it is necessary. solidarity, support and trust between countries to protect the preservation of identity, national sovereignty and independence, an effective response to external challenges. this is the approach to the development of political dialogue that minsk and hanoi demonstrate, which creates a solid

and in wim frijns, their leader, bjorn hocke , is has actually been hocke, is has actually been prosecuteds that were which is a crime in germany from the from the nazi era , although he denies the nazi era, although he denies that he he knew the afd sort of slightly varies in how how right it is in each of these different states, but basically in thuringia and in neighbouring saxony , they've had really good saxony, they've had really good performances, topping the poll in thuringia, coming second to the christian democrats, the party of angela merkel, as was, and so the big question now is will they form governments now? probably not. but one of the interesting things that happened, as well as the rise of this party, there's also a rise of another party, which is a woman who was in the left party, which is the old communist party, she she left, she started her own list, and she's, she's pro—russia, she's anti europe. she's anti—immigration, but she's left on economics and she is going to be the kingmaker in both states. >> you see what happens. immigration again you see what happens is a

the head of the afd in thuringia, björn höcke even came to the polling station on niva.t is noted that the voting took place with a turnout of over 74%, which is significantly more than in the previous elections. anti-war rhetoric was heard at a large rally in munich in bavaria. demonstrators came out to protest against the supply of weapons to ukraine and the deployment of american missiles in germany. the protesters called for a ceasefire. in the middle east. germany, according to the participants , only fuels conflicts by supplying weapons instead of looking for ways to peace. according to the german kiel institute for world economics, between february 2022 and february 2024, germany supplied ukraine with weapons and equipment worth $10.7 billion. participants in rallies in brussels demanded an end to arms supplies to israel. hundreds of demonstrators with palestinian flags called for an immediate ceasefire in the gaza strip. the action was called amid escalating tensions over the palestinian-israeli conflict, after the bodies of six hostages were discovered in an und