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- 1CDU loses as AfD and Left triumph in German state elections●CDU out! AfD and Die Linke win. Who is governing Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern now? | #analysis
Germany's CDU has been pushed out of power in state elections, with the AfD and Die Linke emerging as the winners in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin respectively. Attention now turns to coalition negotiations, as no party has a straightforward path to government and analysts are debating who will govern the two states and how the results reshape national politics ahead of the federal race.
- 2AfD move against Stolpersteine Nazi victim memorials sparks anger●AfD bans the "Stolpersteine" memorials to the victims of the Nazis. We're not a Nazi party, whines the AfD while doing v
Germany's far-right AfD has moved to ban Stolpersteine, the small brass memorials embedded in pavements across Germany and Europe commemorating victims of the Nazis. Critics say the party is attempting to erase the memory of Nazi crimes while simultaneously insisting it is not a Nazi party, and the contradiction is drawing sharp condemnation and widespread discussion.
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A new Sunday poll in Germany shows the AfD widening its lead over the CDU/CSU, while a majority of respondents expect Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government to end early. The survey adds to pressure on Merz's coalition, with commentators debating whether his chancellorship could collapse ahead of schedule.
- 4Critics say mainstream parties adopting AfD policies backfires●Wann bemerken eigentlich die Parteien, die glauben mit Übernahme von AfD-Programm diese bekämpfen zu können, dass die Af
Commentators in Germany are arguing that established parties mistakenly believe they can defeat the AfD by adopting parts of its programme. The argument being shared is that the AfD inflates manufactured rather than real problems, so parties copying its positions only amplify those manufactured issues, shifting attention away from genuine major problems and effectively strengthening the far-right party instead of fighting it. The debate feeds into wider discussion over how mainstream parties should respond to AfD gains, particularly on immigration.
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Local politicians in Heidenau, Germany, have banned the installation of new Stolpersteine — the brass commemorative stones laid to remember victims of the Nazis. According to DW, the move was driven by the AfD with support from the CDU. Critics see it as a troubling signal about how Holocaust remembrance is being handled in parts of eastern Germany.