so what we have seen in thuringia _ been. so what we have seen in thuringia is — been.t we have seen in thuringia is that the _ been. so what we have seen in thuringia is that the afd - been. so what we have seen in thuringia is that the afd has . been. so what we have seen in i thuringia is that the afd has won the most votes, which is around 33%, getting in the end of the third of all seats of the parliament. and in saxony they came a close second but also have ended up with pretty much almost a third of the seats in parliament. so both results are seen as historic, that's why the afd are celebrating, but it leads to a political problem in saxony. because even though no other party will work with the afd because it is seen so extreme and some leaders are seen as toxic, so that means they won't get into government but it will make forming a coalition government very difficult because the other parties will find it very hard to cobble together a majority, there will be some very uncomfortable alliances for example with conservatives having to come together with radical

this is the leader of the alternative for germany in thuringia, a rather controversial figure, björnhecke. he has been fined twice for knowingly using a nazi slogan, although he denies it. this is how he declares a historic victory. to celebrate the victory of the alternative for germany journalists were not allowed, while party representatives often claim persecution. the party's policy of ending military aid to ukraine and tough anti-immigration statements are gaining more and more popularity here. politicians promised a lot, especially regarding migrants and foreigners, but did nothing, nothing. given german history, some are genuinely concerned about the rise in support. german history is history, we live here and now. and while the alternative for germany is celebrating victory in the capital of thuringia take a night run. most likely, the party will be in opposition, because all others have ruled out any cooperation with it, and the results of these elections have become a marker of changes in germany. thuringia region viewers believe. one of the strongholds of the far-right al

in thuringia, sarah wagen knecht has almost 16%. in saxony, it is 12.ions for the frg are a dress rehearsal. in just a year , there will be federal parliamentary elections in germany. and then the current government in berlin will definitely have to leave. our correspondent denis davidov is monitoring the state elections in eastern germany. the east of germany is sick of politics. some theaters or restaurants, the social democrats - this is the party of chancellor scholz, chose a beer hall, apparently, the results here in thuringia are so deplorable that one needs to drown one's sorrows. it will not work to write everything off to a lack of interest in local elections, the turnout is off the charts, 74%. we looked at how the residents of thuringia voted at one of the polling stations in the main city of this eastern land, eirfurt. this is what a typical polling station looks like, it is located in one of the classrooms. schools in the city center, the booths are located on desks, here voters make their choice, we see that the walls are empty, there is n

evident from the results of our party in these two lands, as for russia relations with russia, in thuringia, yes, if i'm not mistaken, the head of the party branch came to voting in niva, we just showed these shots, what do you think this is connected with ? well, this is simply one of the signals from voters, that is, as i already said, the majority of the population of the eastern lands, they generally speak out in favor of. good-neighborly relations with the russian federation, that is , this was one of the signals to voters that our party is set on constructive normal human relations and against this policy of confrontation, which harms germany, among other things, that is, we know that from the anti-russian sanctions that are here can be called anti-german sanctions, german industry suffers greatly, that is, the economy is falling, enterprises are closing, they are moving their production abroad. all this, of course, is a result, including the result of that very sanctions policy that harms our economy, all this is reflected in the well-being of ordinary german citizens, therefore they

a nazi slogan. -- thuringia.— using a nazi slogan. -- thurinuia. , , thuringia.they were using | bands and nazi slogan. this thuringia. they were using i bands and nazi slogan. this is a not a party that is just anti—immigration they want to actively reverse immigration. why they have been successful is because the bit about migration has been front and centre, especially with the deadly attack last week where a syrian man who was here and had an application for asylum rejected carried out a stabbing. we have to say he is a suspect but that really turbocharge the debate in the last week of the election which was already — so this is the backdrop for which the afd have sailed to power or sailed at least a first place in the elections today.- least a first place in the elections today. and that incident _ elections today. and that incident was _ elections today. and that incident was at _ elections today. and that incident was at least - elections today. and that - incident was at least attribute it with being involved with the islamic state group as well. looking

the results of the elections in saxony, thuringia are the main news. the results were a cold shower for the germans. there has never been anything like this in thuringia and saxony before, they should send an alarm signal to berlin. the coalition sitting in berlin lost in the east with a bang. the election of locals is a kind of vote of no confidence in the leadership of the frg. east germans went for an alternative for germany. this right-wing party gained more than 30% in both lands. in saxony, nazdra in i'll beat the christian democrats in thuringia by a wide margin. first. it was a vote. to oust the government coalition, voters want new elections at the federal level, we are preparing for this, chancellor olaf scholz must understand the consequences, together with his coalition partners, pack up and vacate his seat. scholz is in a knockdown, the elections have made the already unpopular chancellor even more vulnerable. bloomberg wonders if he is even capable of leading his social democrats in the upcoming elections in 2025, although the deadlines m

there have never been results like today's in thuringia and saxony.y should send an alarm signal to berlin. the coalition sitting in berlin has lost in the east with a bang. the election of locals is a kind of vote of no confidence in the leadership of the frg. east germans have gone for an alternative for... germany, this right-wing party in both states gained more than 30%. in saxony, in a landslide with the christian democrats in thuringia, the first. it was a vote to expel the government coalition. voters want new elections at the federal level. we are preparing for this. chancellor olaf scholz must understand the consequences together with his coalition partners, pack up and vacate his seat. scholz is in a knockdown. the elections have made the already unpopular chancellor even more vulnerable. bloomberg wonders: is he even capable of lead his social democrats in the upcoming elections in 2025, although the dates may be shifted. there are already calls for early voting, scholz is fighting back vaguely. the results of the alternative for germany i

a good day for putin, victory in the elections in thuringia and saxony will significantly strengthenvernment will not survive this crushing defeat. frg, right-wing extremists won the elections to the state parliament. we are offended, concerned about the results, they make us to think. the offenders of the cdu - alternative for germany, for the first time in its eleven-year history wins the state elections in thuringia. its regional leader björn höcke spat in the face of the german establishment straight from the wheels, arrived at the polling 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: i

polls warned that the parties entering the federal government will experience a failure in thuringiaand saxony. and those who are called extreme, alternative for germany on the right flank is a very fresh union of sarah. paolo lambardi from italy: a very figurative perception of the elections in germany, or in other words, what is on the mind of alice weidel, the chairman of the alternative for germany party. the eastern federal states are a special phenomenon. 35 years after the fall of the berlin wall, the complete unification of the country has not happened. to the amazement of west germans, who until ... believed that the problem simply did not exist, it turned out that there is, and the reason is the unwillingness to recognize the right of the residents of the former gdr to special status. before the unification, somewhere around 70% of the citizens of the gdr said: no, we are first and foremost germans, and secondly we are east germans. in 1996, more than 80% said: no, we are first and foremost east germans, and only secondly we are citizens of a single country, now. well, the

thuringia may be, but the other parties, in view of their, let's say, confrontational policy towardssian federation, that is, the aggravation of the ukrainian conflict, the involvement of germany in a direct military confrontation on the european continent, all this, of course, does not reflect our program, we want detente, deconfrontation and the establishment of normal economic ties with the russian federation, that is, everything that... that was before the conflict began, thank you very much, it is always a pleasure to talk to you and, of course, sincere congratulations on the impressive results of your party, i hope to see you on our air soon, thank you, the party, the alternative with germany, it is the same as the lupin party in france, the tactics of the ruling forces, says that this is... while not forgetting that once in his youth he was a soviet citizen, one of those who moved in the nineties years under the reunification program proclaimed by the german government, we know that these people, generally speaking, are experiencing a certain internal crisis, connected with th

in thuringia's capital this weekend, a night run for the public.wer, as other parties won't work alongside it. but the result�*s a marker for change in germany, by more than a flicker. for more on the situation, i've been speaking to dw news' political correspondent matthew moore. he's been following the regional election from germany. what has been the reaction where you are to these election results as they come in?- results as they come in? there has been _ results as they come in? there has been so — results as they come in? there has been so much _ results as they come in? there i has been so much soul-searching has been so much soul—searching today because although the results have been forecast people have had time to prepare for this, the moment they went ahead and the result came in, you could tell the air seeped out of the crowd. i was outside and there were protesters and people were dejected, forlorn, and really epitomises the mood here and effort. the bigger picture, the politicians from all around germany see this as all around german

results of the alternative for germany union of sahra wagenknech in the elections in saxony and thuringia, scholz's allies have sounded the alarm, observers say that the german voter now has a demand for alternative political movements. with the elections approaching , not only the far-right but also the far-left parties have managed to gain popularity here, having managed to benefit from mass discontent with the scholz government. polls show that voters' sympathies are divided almost equally in the brandenburg districts, between social democrats, alternative for germany and the sahra wagenknecht alliance. a party that says that the state primarily works for the benefit of its people and only then for the sake of everything else. i have never heard anything like that from other parties. if we talk about war, then germany has again become the largest arms exporter, this plays a big role. i am a representative of the older generation. i have friends in russia and they have a different view on issues of modern world politics. scholz's friends have been in power in brandenburg for so long tha

in thuringia's capital this weekend, a night run for the public.ably 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. these are regional, not national elections and nsa were alternative for germany are the most popular, this is an unprecedented victory for the far—right and a selection is showing evidence of growing support for another antiestablishment populist movement here in the east. their reputation for having a relatively calm politics appears to be fraying. russia's defence ministry says it has repelled what it described as a "massive" ukrainian drone attack across 14 regions and the capital, moscow, that targeted energy and fuel plants. while inside ukraine, one man was pulled alive from rubble, following a russian attack on kharkiv. at least 41 people were injured. the governor said the attack targeted civilian infrastructure, including a large sports centre, in thuringia's capital this weekend, a night run for the public. while the afd is on the ma

certainly in thuringia and saxony, in thuringia in particular, we are legally to call him a fascist on—airm of undermining the democratic system in germany so it's an extremely radical force, extremely radical force, extremely popular in some parts of eastern germany particularly in depopulated rural areas. not popular in the city centres which are doing well in eastern germany, but overall what we've seen today is according to the latest predictions for these holes, these regional elections which are very important because they run things like education, transport, the budget, a very important for people living there. it looks like the far right afd has one the most votes in thuringia, that the first. it's the first time that the far right has won a regional election, but it doesn't mean that they will get into government. that's because this party is so toxic that no other party will work with it. of course because now it has 30 seats in parliament he can do a lot, including possibly blocking budgets being passed. it can also really change the political mood and that's what we've seen ac

this affects the east of germany and states of saxony and thuringia.se states where we find young, educated people move away to the west of germany, they have a much higher share of the afd vote and also protest vote for the other very new party the bsw. the big concern now is with this political polarization we see in those states, that even more young people will move away and companies will say we don't want to relocate in a region where we can't get good, qualified, highly motivated young people, but rather go also where in germany or europe. the big risk is that this success of reunification of the economic convergence now will be undone and regional inequalities become bigger. >> the story is going to be fractious and one we are seeing in france. thank you for the time. we appreciate it this morning. marcel, the president of the german institute of economic research. the diw. my colleague, annette joining us for the interview as well. >>> coming up on the show, tens of thousands are taking to the streets across israel in a new wave of protests ag

a lot of attention is traditionally riveted to the elections in saxony and thuringia. it is believed that the mentality of the inhabitants of these regions is somewhat different from population of the western regions, their choice is always indicative. well, besides, saxony's business had many contracts with russia before the sanctions policy announced by the west. now, entrepreneurs, saxony and local residents are suffering losses. the problem of migrants is still relevant... the afd party, let me remind you, achieved its popularity just in 2015 during the migration crisis, but as the spectator writes, the alternative for germany is supported not only by the east of the country, it is also gaining popularity in some west german states. in 2023 in the year this party received over 14% of the votes in bavaria and over eighteen in hesse. so there is a chance that in the elections in brandenburg, which will take place in 3 weeks , eg may win again. today in russia is the day of solidarity in the fight against terrorism. it was established in memory of the tragic events of

it's thought the party could emerge as the largest in thuringia in the vote.e. these are regional, not national elections. nevertheless, they could be seismic — here in thuringia the far—right alternative for deutschland has been leading the polls and running a close second in neighbouring saxony. however, because many view the party as extremist, something they reject, they may struggle to find coalition partners in order to actually take power. the man who heads up the afd here in thuringia is a highly controversial figure called bjorn hocke. he's a talisman of the party's hard right, and 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 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 expe

well, let me remind you that the elections in saxony and thuringia were held this sunday. in saxony , the christian democratic union party took first place, the alternative for germany in second place, with a difference of literally one and a half percent. the left party, the union of sahra wagenknecht for reason and justice, received 11% support. the social democratic party of chancellor olaf scholz received just over 7% support, well, in thuringia , the alternative for germany won the elections. the christian democratic union took second place, and the wagenkne party took third. the opposition's results are excellent, but it is not very clear what to do next, because a majority is needed to form a regional government, which, as it turns out, no party has. saxony is going to make a coalition of the cdu and the social democrats of the union, let's see what the situation will be in thuringia, because it will be even more difficult with the coalition there due to the percentage ratio. it cannot be ruled out, that for the purpose of blocking. much attention is traditionally d

in 2013, höcke co-founded the afd regional branch in thuringia.ted the right- wing ethno-nationalist wing in 2022. supporters took 2/3 of the seats in the federal government. the young man and höcke was fond of scandinavian mythology. organizations under the cdu csu bloc, he served in the military and studied at the pedagogical faculty. in history lessons at schools in hesson, he quoted forbidden literature to students and allegedly told them about his grandfather's meeting with hitler. he was first noticed on the air of the 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 often provoked the public statements in which the outraged public 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 return to a thousand-year past, but to a thousand-year future; in 2017, speaking to the youth wing of the party, he criticized the holocaust memorial, calling it

according to bloomberg, the blow to the ruling coalition's positions in saxony and thuringia, i quoteuld lead to calls for early elections, as well as ignite discussions about whether scholz is the right person to lead the social democrats in the elections next september. another painful blow could await the german authorities in just a couple of days. 11 seats, with 46 more seats for independent candidates. the parliamentary elections that took place the day before in azerbaijan 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 authorities of the republic of korea, following france, have launched an investigation against the messenger telegram. the legal entity is suspected of facilitating the distribution of deep fakes of a sexual nature. according to a police representative, the investigation is complicated by the fact that telegram is reluctant to provide government agencies. account data , sül plans to cooperate with paris and international organizations in this case. let m

"social democrats and christian democrats, here are these election results in saxony and thuringia, and exactly how it will be in brandenburg, i think they can show an important thing that social democrats". no longer a people's party, germany can have two other people's parties now, the christian democrats in the east and the alternative, uh, in the west only the christian democrats, and maybe an alliance, and maybe the alliance will eat the social democrats on their own, this is essentially their political field, not quite, it is still the political field of the left, the left is the heir of the socialist united party of germany, this party that ruled gdr, they all come from these circles. but this is a very dangerous moment precisely from the point of view of our interests and european interests, these people, they are eurosceptics, these people, they are connected to moscow, these people, they are absolutely demagogic when it comes to politics, in the end they go to of the russian embassy, ​​leaders alternative for germany, as you know, goes to the non-russian embassy in berlin, and

alternative for germany has gained the majority of votes in thuringia. we will tell you about the balance of power in the issue. and now to the urgent message from lenta the information agent. vladimir putin arrived today on a working visit to tv. the head of state. will hold an open lesson on important topics in one of the schools in kyzyl, and will also visit the local presidential cadet school, will also discuss the socio-economic development of the region at a meeting and will meet with the head of tv vladislav khovalyk. another item on the agenda of the russian leader, visiting a buddhist monastery. tuva was the first stop on vladimir putin's itinerary. he will then make an official visit to mongolia, from where he will travel to vladivostok for... the us and its allies have been seeking full control over kiev for decades, instilling the concept that moscow is an eternal enemy, and are now providing large-scale support to the kiev regime. russia sees this as continuing to carry out. all the tasks of the special operation. speaking about internationa

and the fact that his party ends up in first place, as happened in thuringia, is a real earthquake. the elections in the two eastern lands can well be called a triumph of political forces opposing the pumping of weapons into ukraine. alternative for germany unions. chancellor scholz. we want the war to be significantly ahead of the social democrats ukraine is over, but we do not see that this can be achieved by supplying more and more weapons. more diplomatic initiatives are needed here, this is what we expect from the federal government. and this is already an interview with the saxon prime minister, christian democrat kretschmer. his party still managed to bypass him. can the scholz cabinet continue to govern the country? this question is asked by the columnist of the stern magazine. there was an article published under the headline: this government is harming germany, it must go. however, without illusions, the author of the text himself does not believe that scholz will vacate the chair. olaf scholz is so unshakably convinced of his professional suitability as chancellor that ev

the results of the vote in thuringia and saxony clearly showed that dissatisfaction with the policiesthe berlin authorities is growing at an alarming rate. in thuringia, local elections are being held for the first time in the country's history. an alarming signal for the authorities, as the political landscape of the largest country in the european union is changing before our eyes, elizaveta gerson analyzed. first they came for sunak, then for macron, now for scholz. the far-right party alternative for germany wins the thuringian state elections for the first time in its eleven-year history, while the ruling coalition parties have dropped to single digits, this is a clear failure. the winner of the three-headed scholz. thuringian leader of alternative for germany björn höcke arrived at the polling station in a four-wheel drive 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 hist

in thuringia, the leader of the local branch of the alternative came to vote in a russian -made niva.for the ruling coalition, its parties suffered a collapse. each of the federal states gained about 10% in total. this shows, according to political scientists, how unpopular chancellor olav scholdts's policy is with voters in east germany. lol in the knee back pain in the neck can be extragel extragel against muscle and joint pain mobile communication for thanks is normal hello that's why we do it sbermobile. happiness begins where we think not only about ourselves, always comes back, to take care of loved ones. in the bank dom rf with a rate of 19% per annum cashback 10% on the card. onions with sesame, two cutlets with onions, special sauce, cheese, salads, cucumbers, legendary pit, this is big hit, big hit, only in tasty point, two for everyone, to shine with new headphones, not to pay for note smartphones right away. yes installment plus cashback here is 7:2 installment plus cashback envideo eldorado is the main expert on technology. it seems that in childhood everything happens as

olaf scholz is the face of failure in thuringia and saxony. chancellor's party is happy that they managed to get just over 5%. this is complete nonsense. the spd has never been particularly popular in the east, but now its positions have slumped even further. everyone understands who is dragging them down. an unpopular chancellor casts a shadow on the entire party. no one from their own has spoken out against scholz publicly yet, but in messages. we need courage to honestly describe our situation, people do not trust us, communication between those who once voted for us or could vote for us is broken, because we do not speak the same language. with such a party leader. according to rumors , consultations have already begun in the spd on replacing scholz. journalists compare the chancellor to the us president. he, like biden, must step aside, giving way to someone who will lead them forward, not pull them back. the elections may take place earlier. the failure of the ruling coalition in the east had echoes throughout the country. even bavaria k

in thuringia's capital this weekend, a night run for the public.her 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, and in a state where alternative for deutschland are at their most popular. nevertheless, this is an unprecedented victory for the far right and this election is showing evidence of growing support for another antiestablishment populist movement here in the east. germany �*s reputation for having a relatively calm consensus politics appears to be fraying. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. 0fsted inspectors will no longer assess state schools in england with single—phrase grades, such as outstanding, or inadequate. the uk government has abolished the system — saying the grades weren't fair or accurate. school inspections will continue to assess areas such as quality of education, behaviour and leadership, but the findings will be outlined in a new report card system to be developed

the coalition is at risk of falling apart after the results in saxony and thuringia.inst this background, the german economy is also suffering. about the ruin of industrial giants - a report our special correspondent in germany, denis tov. volkswagen group is the largest car manufacturer in germany. germany as an industrial center will continue to lose competitiveness in the future. it is difficult for german manufacturers to maintain their brand for many reasons, one of which is the soaring electricity tariffs. therefore, in the price-quality category, german classics are being overtaken by asian competitors. volkswagen entered the electric car race, hoping for the support of the scholz government, the green light from the coalition traffic light was promised with state support for electric cars, but they changed their minds. because of berlin and the policies it is pursuing, the auto industry has been left in the lurch, and it is not only volkswagen that has such problems, look at how many layoffs the giant bosch has had, the continental concern is simply falling ap

. of thuringia — but might not be able alive or a government. of thuringia — but might not be able aliveering the bodies of those who have been killed during the last ten months. and as we've also heard, there is a general strike that has been called back by the trade unions federation in israel and also with the support of opposition politicians who say that this is the way to put pressure on benjamin netanyahu, to try to agree a cease—fire will deal with hamas, for his part, benjamin netanyahu saying that hamas have shown they do not wish to come to a deal as demonstrated in his view by the fact that these six hostages were killed over the last 48 to 72 hours, and whose bodies were found in the tunnels near rafah in the south. of gaza. polls have just closed in two elections in eastern germany, exit polls from public broadcaster zdf say the far—right afd party has won s—: .— exit 7:7 :; the far—right afd party has won .,j ; exit polls, — :—: the far—right afd party has won ”a % exit polls, it f’: the far—right afd party has won ”a % exit polls, it looks e these exit polls, it looks lik

in germany, that morning, polling stations opened for the state elections in thuringia and saxony. to polls, representatives of the opposition, the alternative for germany party, and ara wagenknecht's left alliance could win them, but the ruling traffic light coalition has a critically low rating. denis davidov reports on why the elections in the east of the country could become a harbinger of disaster for chancellor scholz's government. every 3 minutes one person dies in germany company. in saxony alone, they closed last year. it is especially difficult to do business in the east because of the prohibitive electricity tariffs, here they pay about 20% more than in the west. that is why east germans have a lot of hope for the upcoming elections to the local parliament. political agitation is literally on every corner, on every lamppost, and the topics that are raised in it are far from local, what is worth, for example, this poster with a picture of the nord streams with the inscription "cheap energy". local elections, but they have more global politics than ever before. saxony and

alternative for germany received record results in the states of thuringia and saxony. at the same time, the ultra-left is also strengthening its influence in ukraine. however, iryna shinkarenko will tell what this could mean for ukraine in the future. the far-right alternative for germany or af party. where she won a decisive victory in the elections in thuringia in the east of the country and took second place in neighboring saxony. most of our people do not want things to remain as they were before, they want political change, and now we are the strongest force in turyungia, and i am interested to see how the old parties will then try to somehow form losing coalition, it will be exciting. this is the first victory of the german far-right after the second world war, the third in thuringia. sara wagenknecht's union was a newly formed ultra-left party. despite the fact that the results were predictable, they shocked many of germany's allies, not least ukraine. germany is the second donor of military aid to kyiv after the usa. now this is in doubt. both far-right and far

leader, well, at first it was formal, then it wasn't... formal is björn höcke, who presides over thuringiaactually, this is the person who did, well, really, this is the first time in the history of the frg that a right-wing party becomes the main force, this happened precisely in tscharing, where björn höcke is organizing a party cell. a troublemaker, germany's donald trump. a nazi and an outright racist. in their critical assessments of björn höcke, western media do not restrain themselves. the regional 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-cs

it is called the sahra wagengt alliance, and it won 12.2 and 15.7%, respectively, in saxony and thuringiayou recall, the elections were held in these two federal states. if we talk about the results of the alternative for germany, then in... in saxony, in fact, the christian democrats and the alternative for germany got almost the same result, well, the cdu is a little more, the cdu is a little more there, but if we talk about the distribution of mandates, they have one or two months more there, that is, about 32% of the votes, yes, if we talk about thuringia, then there the alternative for germany received approximately 33%. votes, yes, that is, 10% more than it was in 2019, the christian democrats got almost 24%, and the coalition, the german coalition, a typical coalition today, the social democrats, the greens, got a simply devastating result, yes, free the democrats did not pass at all the democrats did not pass at all, and such a trend, it... in both federal states, and as an alternative for germany, and this alliance is new, it is such an absolutely incomprehensible ideological pol

here in thuringia the far right alternative for deutschland has been leading the polls and running aeighbouring saxony. however, because many view the party as extremist, something they reject, they may struggle to find coalition partners in order to actually take power. the man who heads up the afd here in thuringia is a highly controversial figure called bjorn hooker. he's a talisman of the party's hard right, and 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 0laf scholz and his traffic light coalition. it's a litmus test here in the country's east, a year ahead of the federal elections. anna noryskiewicz is a reporter with cbs news in germany. and she described the feeling in the country on the eve of the election. the mood in germany as tense as the lead in alexian �*s get closer it was are worried about the rise of the far right party, the afd, which according to polls will become a major player in states. most likely becoming second in saxony for

the results of the alternative for germany in saxony and thuringia are alarming. cannot and must not get used to this. the alternative for germany is damaging, weakening the economy, dividing society and ruining the reputation of our country. the afd is already putting spokes in the wheels so that the party cannot block the decision in the saxon parliament; the distribution of votes was revised this morning, citing a system error. the devil from the alternative for germany, the authorities and the media have been doing this for a long time, so the triumphant party that came out decided to sum up the election results behind closed doors, the press was not allowed in, they filmed themselves on their phones, when... the first results appeared, when the chairman of the udg in thuringia goes out into the street, journalists will bombard him with questions, he will answer with one phrase: this is a historic victory, but the german press cannot afford such headlines, bilt and spiegel comment on the election results in the east in one word: catastrophe. the elections to t

there for one or two months more, i.e. approximately by... 32% of the vote, yes, if we talk about thuringiahere the alternative for germany received approximately 33% of the vote, yes, i.e. on 10% more than it was in 2019, the christian democrats got almost 24%, well , the coalition, the coalition, the german typical coalition today, the social democrats, got an absolutely devastating result, yes, the free democrats did not pass at all, the free democrats at all did not pass, yes, and such a trend, it is in both federal states, and as an alternative for germany, yes, and this alliance is new, it is such an absolutely incomprehensible ideological political force, it is ultra-left, like the malimilanchon party in france, yes, in fact they obtained in both in federated lands, half of the votes, so if there are approximately 48, 48, we will say that it is within the limits, so to speak. of political forces that did not pass, then we are talking about half, what this shows, mr. vitaly, will this affect the positions of the central government, the federal government, and the main question, next y

in thuringia, it took first place, in saxony, second.berg notes that in the context of the stagnation of the german economy and migration, which has become the main concern. voters, national support for the three parties of the ruling coalition of germany has fallen to a record low. germany is changing because of uncontrolled migration, the state is collapsing as a result of which a civil war may even start, and we must prevent this, and i believe that the results of today's elections also became a stop signal from thuringia. understand, the issue is not about migrants who have been living here for a long time and share our values ​​and customs and that they are not welcome, the issue is that in recent years millions of people have been let into the country from countries that do not share our values ​​and who create real problems, and this problem must be solved, and we will solve it as an alternative for germany, but the british financial times has already stated that the victory of the alternative for germany speaks of the country's p

in thuringia's capital this weekend, a night run for the public.ed 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. earlier i asked, katja salomo, postdoctoral researcher at the social science centre berlin, to explain the reasons behind the rise of far—rights in east germany it seems like a mystery because it is caught up economically and we have solid, the economic development is just half of the story and the other half of the story and the other half of the story is reunification. especially younger, well—educated people of left east germany and indeed, more than men. today, if we can assume that eastern germany as its own country, only japan would have a higher rate in six countries which have fewer young people among the society compared to order age groups and also the greatest surplus of men in the population. what is unique is all of these problematic developments compound and have been that once this leads to a myriad of societ

by the way, the head of the afd in thuringia demonstratively came to the polling station on niva. reasonably opposes the introduction of sanctions against russia, which is detrimental to the german economy, understanding where it comes from energy deficit, who? why did you blow up nord stream? scholz's team obediently turns a blind eye to the overseas machinations, and they don't work anymore. develt reports that eu countries imported more gas from russia in the last quarter than from the us, even without the nord stream gas pipeline. and more and more skeptics are sure that scholz's coalition, deprived of a mandate of trust, is unlikely to survive until the next federal elections, which are scheduled to take place in a year. evgeny belousov, elizaveta kazakova, mikhail. it turns out that when things are shaky, then they come into play falsifications and dirty propaganda, all to gain political points to trample into the dirt those who are not so, but there is a recipe for countering the eyewash. the visa-free regime remains an effective tool in the fight against fakes about belaru

in thuringia's capital this weekend, a night run for the public.r 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. —— the senior counter expert from berlin. this would be the first see victory within germany for a far—right party since world war ii? germany for a far-right party since world war ii? thank you for having _ since world war ii? thank you for having me, _ since world war ii? thank you for having me, yes, _ since world war ii? thank you for having me, yes, it - since world war ii? thank you for having me, yes, it is - since world war ii? thank you for having me, yes, it is a - since world war ii? thank you for having me, yes, it is a bit| for having me, yes, it is a bit of a earthquake and the landscape of germany. not quite unexpected, the polls were clear, the results of the european elections are very clear but it is, indeed, the first time that the

people want to finally change the policy of the country, here in eastern germany in saxony in thuringiaople do not want what happened in northern westphalia, he also managed to solve some problems harshly, the problem of putting a person in jail, as is not possible now was, kirstarmer recalls with nostalgia. in 2011, when the riots were raging in london and across the country, i was the attorney general, when i look back on that time, i see how low we have fallen, because it was hard to respond to those riots, but it was much harder to deal with the riots this summer, then in 2011 i had no doubt that they would do what needed to be done, today i am not so sure. in england, else has 83 beds left in men's cells, one of which was recently vacated by washington's monologue julian assange, which did not solve the problem of press freedom in the us, nor the availability of prison cells in britain. and now the estonian minister of justice, pakosta, has suggested that, like rwandan refugees, they should shelter british thugs, perhaps, i hope, like kigali, to get money. estonia has vacant places

the ruling parties have just experienced a brutal beating in the regional elections in saxony and thuringiaspite all efforts, may well repeat the same experience next sunday in brandenburg. the unification of germany, the federal state of brandenburg, its capital, is the patrimony of the social democrats. perhaps this time they will manage to retain control over it through a coalition agreement, but even a formal victory of the alternative will deal a very powerful blow to the chancellor's position, first of all within his own party and most likely. and will be, the first place of the afd is actually not discussed, the only question is whether it will be able to overcome the 30% threshold, as happened in saxony and thuringia. mikhail. earlier on thursday, the secretary general of the hezbollah movement in in a televised address, he promised israel to respond to the attacks with the explosion of communication devices, calling the explosions of pagers and radios a terrorist attack and genocide, tantamount to a declaration of war. the detonation of the devices killed 32 people, and about 300 w

we worked for 2 weeks in saxony, in thuringia, and people there are very unhappy. is enough to look at the figures: 7 billion euros have been allocated to support ukraine this year, 4 billion euros will be allocated next year, and volkswagen, its own company, zero. the fact is that volkswagen is now in such a position that for the first time in the history of the concern, they will most likely be forced to close two plants in germany, they are losing competition with chinese brands, not only volkswagen, all german cars are losing this competition, their sales are falling, and prices for their products are growing, growing, because the german industry is left without cheap russian gas, and they are now forced to raise prices and in order to close a hole of 10 billion euros in the budget, they need to... and fire about 15-20 thousand people, and scholz met with the volkswagen team last week, with top managers and said that the company should only count on itself in this matter, well that is, ukraine will get help, but not our native volkswagen, in numbers this dissat

for example, in thuringia they are quite specific, mass cancellations of classes due to the absence ofand bloated bureaucracy. but also voices are heard throughout the country calling for peace and diplomacy. people are against the deployment of american missiles. what do people not want? well, this is another government, in which they will be disappointed. that is, dangerous extremists are those who advocate peace. in fact, this is true, if you look at the history of germany, then if the ancient history of germany, yes, then many lands gathered, the german empire appeared, which played a lot in history, including against russia, that is, the germans were taught so many times that it is much more difficult to retrain, but they decided to play on the substitution, that your safety from the fact that here is a barrel of fluff in your yard, from this it will be ... and not enough that, this barrel will be at your expense, and we will turn off your electricity and gas, because they are wrong and undemocratic, that is, such a substitution, it is so sewn with white thread that ordinary germa

. 29%, the alternative for germany becomes the winner, which, taking into account the results in thuringiahe most powerful political force in the territories of the former gdr, plans to compete with the first-tier parties of the cdu and sdp at the federal level in a year. this evening, we said that no matter how it goes, we are still the winners today, this evening is also important because we have reached the 20% mark across the country. hopes that the emergence of another protest party in germany, the union of sarah wagening, would split the afd electorate did not come true, the elections showed that if this new political force took away someone's votes, then its the victims were ideologically close parties of the left. and the greens only 9 months since wagingnech launched its project, and already the third result in brandenburg, 13, and the alternative has not suffered, recognizing the effectiveness. for germany as a protest party, which led it to a triple success, at the beginning of the month in thuringia and saxony, now in brandenburg, it is probably not worth writing all the merits

thuringia.y christian democrats, in third place is the newly created union sariwagen knecht for reason and justice, about 16%. next, the left party, the premier of thuringia, and scholz's social democrats - historically the worst result in the state elections, 6%. scholz's allies in the government coalition, the greens and free democrats, generally failed and did not get into... the local parliament: humiliating. we are analyzing this collapse of scholz in such detail, because we are talking about the territory of east germany, the former german democratic republic, what happened has a deep the cultural basis of the intra-german split, which is becoming increasingly bitter in our time. we will definitely dissect the topic, but first. election results in another state - saxony, also in eastern germany. here the cdu is leading by a small margin, but the alternative has an excellent result, almost 31%. on the podium with bronze is the union of sarah wagen knyacht, about 12. scholz's party and the g

a decent number of votes in thuringia, she said in advance that with the alternative for germany party, there is mr. höcke, bern höcke, who is the leader of this party, who has every chance to lead, if they manage to create a coalition, to head this government, she said with bern hücke, i will not sit on the same bench, because he is a nazi, so this is also such a tricky thing, because she does not want to sit with hücke. but if he suddenly says, well, okay, i will not be the chairman of the government, will she go to a coalition with an alternative for germany? she will, so these are such tricky german things, whoever arrived there in a niva, he just arrived, how can a nazi drive a niva, well, you know, there the story with nazism, it's very interesting, when they accuse, it shows him there, yes, yes, yes, it shows the niva, yes , you see, he bought himself a niva to match his jeans. yes, yes, well, the figure is quite controversial, of course, there was a trial, he was punished for his statements that were related to the ss and all that. the lands are in such a stalemate, it is uncle