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Voting underway for general election in Germany
Updated : 1 year ago IST
CNN reported that opinion polls have suggested the AfD might become the second-largest political group in Germany. Two issues that have dominated the election campaigning in Germany are curbing mass migration and righting the country's flailing economy. The main candidates for German Chancel
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Germany preps for elections as right-wing party gains momentum
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Currently, the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), are ahead in polls compiled by the Berlin-based election research institute Infratest Dimap. The Union parties enjoy a lead of more than 10 per cent points over th
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Germany accuses Elon Musk of election interference over far-right AfD endo
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The German government has accused Tesla CEO and entrepreneur Elon Musk of interfering in the country's upcoming election after he endorsed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), according to a report by Euro News.
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AfD leader says Germany should bargain launch of Nord Stream 2 for gas pay
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany could agree to launching the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in exchange for Russia agreeing to sell gas in euros, Tino Chrupalla, the co-chairman of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, said in an interview with Sputnik.
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'Germany's AfD party boycotted by media ahead of elections'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, the country's largest right-wing parliamentary opposition force, calls on the German media to guarantee an objective and fair representation of the party ahead of several local and federal elections, AfD me
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West seeking to partially oust Russia from gas market: German lawmaker
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Sept 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The recent decision of the European Union (EU) to curtail Russian Gazprom's access to OPAL pipeline capacity is political in nature, and thus the West is seeking to partially oust Russia from the market in line with the traditions of the trade war and
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Germany's far-right party under lens
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Jan 17 (ANI): Some sections of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party will be put under surveillance, said the country's domestic security agency.
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German Election 2017: Angela Merkel wins 4th term, says exit polls
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 25 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel has secured her fourth term by winning the general elections, according to the exit polls.
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