Bjorn Hecke (AfD) after the publication of the first forecasts for the state election in Saxony and Thuringia, in Erfurt, Germany, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024.

The far-right AfD party has doubled its share of votes in state elections in eastern Germany’s Thuringia, led by controversial figure Björn Höcke.

State elections in Saxony and Thuringia showcased the rise of anti-establishment parties and the first time a far-right party finishes first in a state election in Germany since World War II.

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Germany’s history of racial discrimination begins long before the Nazis began excluding, deporting and ultimately murdering Black people in the 1930s and 1940s.

On Saturday, 20,000 people demonstrated in Thuringia’s state capital Erfurt against the political conspiracy of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Free Democratic Party (FDP) and fascist ...

Thuringia itself is a beautiful area with vast forests. But Erfurt is really the gem of the region. The city owes much of its lore to its university, the oldest in Germany.

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