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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DRESDEN, Germany  - German far-right parties  surged in eastern state elections on Sunday, riding public  anger against government welfare cuts and fanning fears among  mainstream parties that the country's image could suffer.
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Germany's far right looks set to win  seats in a third regional parliament on Sunday as discontent  with Chancellor Angela Merkel's national government and  depressed conditions in the east push voters to the fringes.
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Nearly 40,000 people in Germany took part in protests over US auto giant General Motors&#39; plans to axe 12,000 jobs, about one-fifth of its European workforce.
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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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There&#39;s plenty to blame for the rise of extremists in Germany: Ex-communists, unemployment and social reforms all had their turn.
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German demonstrations against controversial welfare reforms were set to spread to 140 cities on Monday despite resistance from a broad front of governing and opposition parties to further compromises.
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At weekly protests across the nation and in raucous disruptions of campaign rallies, Germans have been punishing Schroeder this summer for new laws that scale back jobless benefits, leaving his party's outlook ...
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The latest round of German labor protests drew about 70,000 demonstrators Monday, fewer than expected and fewer than the week before.
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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 Germans took to the streets on Saturday in the northern German city of Kiel against a neo-Nazis rally and police detained dozens of protesters.
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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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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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Germany's far right looks set to win   seats in a third regional parliament on Sunday as discontent   with Chancellor Angela Merkel's national government and   depressed conditions in the east push voters to the fringes.
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Protesters were expected to hit the streets in more than 30 German cities today, two days after a sweeping reform of welfare payments aimed to cut long-term unemployment went into effect.
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Hundreds of thousands of French people took part in demonstrations across the country to protest against government plans to reform the 35-hour work week.
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Thousands of people have marched through cities across Germany in renewed protests against welfare cuts.