Ulrich Siegmund
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Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
CDU member in Saxony-Anhalt refuses to walk out on the election of an AfD minister president, alleged spy for Russia arrested, tax revenue is expected to increase next year and more news from around Germany on Friday, October 23rd.
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Germany's AfD and populist BSW pass motion to end aid for Ukraine
A state parliament in eastern Germany has voted to end support for Ukraine and lift sanctions on Russia. The decision is meant to affect the debate around Germany’s support for Kyiv.
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Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
German Labour Minister resigns, conservative MPs vote on walking out during Ulrich Siegmund's election in Saxony-Anhalt, authorities detain two suspected of setting fire to a Polish Starlink station and more news on Tuesday, October 13th.
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Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
Questions raised over firewall against AfD after state parliament speaker elected, chancellor pays tribute to Israel on anniversary of October 7th attacks, foreign minister warns of new migration due to climate change and more news on Wednesday.
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'Nothing is certain': Has Germany's firewall against the far-right finally cracked?
The AfD's Tobias Rausch was expected to be elected as parliamentary president in Saxony-Anhalt. But four unexpected votes backing the far-right leader have plunged assumptions about Germany's political future into doubt.
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Germany's far-right AfD gains first ever state parliament speaker
A candidate for Germany's AfD was elected parliament speaker in the state of Saxony Anhalt Tuesday, the first time a far-right party has held such a post in the country since 1945.
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State parliament elects Germany’s first far-right speaker since second world war
Tobias Rausch secures role of president in Saxony-Anhalt after AfD’s election breakthrough
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AfD candidate Rausch elected speaker of German regional parliament for first time
Although Tobias Rausch's role is largely symbolic, opponents have described the result as a watershed moment.
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Will Saxony-Anhalt's parliament elect a far-right president?
Saxony-Anhalt's state parliament is to meet Tuesday for the first time since the AfD won its landslide victory there last month. Here's what is to be decided.
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German state ministers scrap unanimity rule amid AfD concerns
A decades-old unanimity rule concerning decisions by Germany’s Conference of Interior Ministers has been scrapped due to concerns that a state ministry controlled by the far-right could block joint decisions.
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Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
Lead candidate of the far-right AfD in Saxony-Anhalt aiming to become state premier in December, Amazon to hire 13,000 seasonal workers in Germany, Berlin's Philharmonie concert hall due for major upgrade and more news this Wednesday.
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German far-right aims to lead Saxony-Anhalt government in December
The leader of the far-right AfD in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt says he hopes to become state premier in December after the party's crushing election victory earlier this month.