German reforms protests trigger surge in far left, right
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BERLIN - Anger over Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s tough welfare and jobs reforms has resulted in a surge in support for Germany&#39;s former communists and radical right-wing parties in two key state elections with the rightist National Democratic Party (NPD
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By Erik KirschbaumSCHWERIN, Germany - A far-right party won seats in a regional parliament in eastern Germany on Sunday, profiting from a weak economy there and mounting anger toward Chancellor Angela Merkel's ...
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has promised to continue with unpopular welfare reforms that have prompted huge protests across Germany.
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The number of people officially registered as unemployed in Germany is set to rise this month as a result of labour market reforms that came into effect on January 1, German Economy and Labour Minister Wolfgang ...
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State elections in the former East Germany on Sunday are expected to see a resurgence of the far right.
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SCHWERIN, Germany  - A far-right anti-foreigner   party has embarrassed German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a   regional election in her home state and delivered a wake-up   call to her 10-month-old government.
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Elections in a northeastern German state this weekend could prove a breakthrough for a far-right party and bring more woe for Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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World News - Far-right parties have made gains in eastern Germany, poll projections show. The National Democratic Party and the German People&#39;s Union are set to earn assembly seats by polling 9% in Saxony and 6% in Brandenburg respectively.
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Tens of thousands of Germans hit the streets again, particularly in the poorer east, in protest against the government's job market reforms, ahead of two key state elections this weekend.
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Voters in two states in Germany's ex-communist east go to the polls on Sunday, expected to hand bitter losses to Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats and strong gains to far-right parties.
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Voters in two east German states angry over high unemployment and cuts in social programs handed a rebuke Sunday to Germany's two biggest parties, giving big gains to far right and former Communist groups, ...
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By Tom ArmitageBERLIN - Germany's far right looks set to win seats in its third regional parliament on Sunday as discontent with Chancellor Angela Merkel's national government and depressed conditions in the ...
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A far-right party won seats  in a regional parliament in eastern Germany on Sunday,  profiting from a weak economy there and mounting anger toward  Chancellor Angela Merkel's government in Berlin.
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Eastern Germany sees more mass protests over welfare cuts, with smaller rallies in western cities.
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At least 70,000 people took to the streets in Germany in what have become regular weekly demonstrations against government labour market and social security reform plans, organisers said.
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Thousands of people have marched through cities across Germany in renewed protests against welfare cuts.
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There&#39;s plenty to blame for the rise of extremists in Germany: Ex-communists, unemployment and social reforms all had their turn.