https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The far-right Alternative for Germany has won a landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt, but forming a government may prove to be more difficult. Here's what to expect over the coming weeks as parties navigate a political deadlock. https://www.thelocal.de/20260907/what-happens-next-following-the-afds-win-in-saxony-anhalt Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:54:59 +0200 what-happens-next-following-the-afds-win-in-saxony-anhalt On Sunday the far-right Alternative for Germany claimed victory in Saxony-Anhalt's state election, having campaigned on a "radical blueprint" for the state. Here's a look at what the party has said it wants to do. https://www.thelocal.de/20260520/welcome-culture-to-farewell-culture-the-afds-plans-for-saxony-anhalt Wed, 20 May 2026 16:47:38 +0200 welcome-culture-to-farewell-culture-the-afds-plans-for-saxony-anhalt The far-right AfD is on course for a landslide win in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. We spoke to historian and journalist Katja Hoyer for her take on why the party has become so popular. https://www.thelocal.de/20260903/like-a-maga-campaign-why-is-the-afd-so-popular-in-saxony-anhalt Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:55:59 +0200 like-a-maga-campaign-why-is-the-afd-so-popular-in-saxony-anhalt With what is set to be an historic election in Saxony Anhalt just a couple weeks away, we asked our audience of foreigners in Germany how they're feeling about a potential victory for the far-right, anti-immigration party. https://www.thelocal.de/20260821/disaster-for-democracy-readers-sound-the-alarm-on-afd-in-saxony-anhalt Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:06:45 +0200 disaster-for-democracy-readers-sound-the-alarm-on-afd-in-saxony-anhalt The AfD's lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt is media-savvy and polling strongly. What lies behind the ever-present smile and relaxed charm of the candidate who has been called 'the most dangerous man in Germany'? https://www.thelocal.de/20260814/who-is-ulrich-siegmund-the-afd-politician-who-wants-to-lead-saxony-anhalt Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:49:12 +0200 who-is-ulrich-siegmund-the-afd-politician-who-wants-to-lead-saxony-anhalt With support for the far-right AfD surging in Germany, here’s how politicians are rushing to future-proof the country’s laws and democratic guard-rails ahead of key state elections in September. https://www.thelocal.de/20260527/how-germanys-politicians-are-trying-to-afd-proof-the-country Wed, 27 May 2026 15:07:59 +0200 how-germanys-politicians-are-trying-to-afd-proof-the-country Angela Merkel's conservatives scored a convincing win at state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, seeing off a threat from the far-right AfD in the final regional poll before the first election in 16 years not to feature the veteran chancellor. https://www.thelocal.de/20210606/merkels-conservatives-win-last-state-vote-before-general-election Sun, 06 Jun 2021 20:27:55 +0200 merkels-conservatives-win-last-state-vote-before-general-election Germans were heading to the polls in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, with the far-right posing a tough challenge to Angela Merkel's conservatives in the final major test before the first general election in 16 years not to feature the veteran chancellor. https://www.thelocal.de/20210606/merkels-cdu-faces-final-test-as-germans-vote-in-regional-elections Sun, 06 Jun 2021 14:16:33 +0200 merkels-cdu-faces-final-test-as-germans-vote-in-regional-elections Angela Merkel's conservatives could face a far-right upset at key state polls on Sunday, the last big test of Germany's political mood before the first general election in 16 years not to feature the veteran chancellor. https://www.thelocal.de/20210603/cdu-is-in-weak-position-merkels-conservatives-face-crucial-test-in-germanys-regional-elections Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:08:34 +0200 cdu-is-in-weak-position-merkels-conservatives-face-crucial-test-in-germanys-regional-elections Best known as an anti-migrant party, Germany's far-right AfD has seized on the coronavirus pandemic to court a new type of voter ahead of regional elections in the state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday: anti-shutdown activists. https://www.thelocal.de/20210602/germanys-far-right-afd-ahead-in-regional-poll-with-anti-shutdown-stance Wed, 02 Jun 2021 13:05:43 +0200 germanys-far-right-afd-ahead-in-regional-poll-with-anti-shutdown-stance The Nebra Sky Disk, perhaps Germany's greatest archaeological treasure, and one of the most significant finds of the 20th century, will be the centrepiece of a major 2021 exhibition at the British Museum, devoted to the Bronze Age across Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20190709/nebra-sky-disk-germanys-greatest-archeological-treasure-goes-on-tour Tue, 09 Jul 2019 17:17:34 +0200 nebra-sky-disk-germanys-greatest-archeological-treasure-goes-on-tour Twenty years ago, a stunning Bronze Age artifact was discovered in an eastern German forest. The subject of a new book, it reveals how people once saw the world - and the night sky above it. https://www.thelocal.de/20190121/what-the-mysterious-nebra-sky-disk-tells-us-about-german-history Mon, 21 Jan 2019 12:28:15 +0100 what-the-mysterious-nebra-sky-disk-tells-us-about-german-history At a meeting on Monday, Saxony Anhalt's minister president Reiner Haseloff said that right-wing extremism is a Germany wide issue, attracting people largely through social media. https://www.thelocal.de/20180910/right-wing-extremism-not-an-east-german-issue-saxony-anhalt-prime-minister Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:12:48 +0200 right-wing-extremism-not-an-east-german-issue-saxony-anhalt-prime-minister Köthen’s Social Democratic (SPD) Mayor Bernd Hauschild was shocked by calls for violence in the protests that followed a reportedly deadly dispute between two groups of men on Sunday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20180910/kthens-mayor-calls-for-calm-amid-far-right-push-to-protest-in-city Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:43:27 +0200 kthens-mayor-calls-for-calm-amid-far-right-push-to-protest-in-city Two young men in Saxony-Anhalt have been sentenced to years in prison for beating up a Pakistani man and leaving him on train tracks, where he barely escaped. https://www.thelocal.de/20170322/two-racist-men-jailed-for-leaving-beaten-pakistani-on-train-tracks Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:58:02 +0100 two-racist-men-jailed-for-leaving-beaten-pakistani-on-train-tracks A group of nearly a dozen people from the far-right scene in Magdeburg attempted to storm a police station on Saturday to free a companion who had been arrested earlier in the day. https://www.thelocal.de/20161010/far-right-protesters-try-and-storm-east-german-police-station Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:51:48 +0200 far-right-protesters-try-and-storm-east-german-police-station Unknown assailants set fire to 18 cars at Magdeburg station early on Thursday morning, causing three quarters of a million euros worth of damage. https://www.thelocal.de/20160908/seven-police-cars-set-on-fire-at-magdeburg-train-station Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:21:10 +0200 seven-police-cars-set-on-fire-at-magdeburg-train-station Viewers of German TV news bulletins in recent weeks have been bombarded with news about state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Baden-Württemberg and Rheinland-Palatinate on March 13th. But why? https://www.thelocal.de/20160304/heres-why-march-state-elections-in-germany-matter Fri, 04 Mar 2016 13:00:18 +0100 heres-why-march-state-elections-in-germany-matter A mayor in Saxony-Anhalt has resigned after being targeted by far-right demonstrations, while another mayor in the same region is under police protection following death threats. https://www.thelocal.de/20150309/right-wing-pressure-in-saxony-anhalt Mon, 09 Mar 2015 12:49:32 +0100 right-wing-pressure-in-saxony-anhalt Chainsaws, wood planes and sand paper were out over the weekend in Saxony-Anhalt where more than 30 artists competed in the International Woodcarving Championships. https://www.thelocal.de/20140728/woodcarving-championships-germany-in-pictures Mon, 28 Jul 2014 18:55:00 +0200 woodcarving-championships-germany-in-pictures