Far Right Gains in German Elections &#39;Disaster&#39;
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East Germans gave a strong boost to far-right groups and the former communists in two state elections, punishing the countryâs biggest mainstream parties for the regionâs high unemployment and cuts in social programs.
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A far-right party won seats Sunday in a regional parliament in formerly communist east Germany, exploiting discontent in the region with the country's highest unemployment rate.
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Holger Apfel cuts a clean look in his Miami Vice-style white suit and black T-shirt and is the new image of a German far-right that is likely to cause an upset in Sunday's state elections.
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Far-right parties made their strongest showing in six years in German state elections on Sunday, as voters reacted against the governing Social Democratic Party after sharp cutbacks in welfare benefits.
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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, projections showed.
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Germany's far-right looks set to enter parliament in an eastern state after voters go to the polls in regional elections.
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Gains by the far right worry commentators in Germany and Austria, while France's Le Monde condemns racism in Corsica.
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Germany's main neo-Nazi party made inroads in regional elections in Chancellor Angela Merkel's home state while her conservatives suffered a crushing defeat in the capital, results have shown.
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Germany's biggest far-Right political parties have agreed to merge in an attempt to win Bundestag seats.
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Far-right parties made their strongest showing in six years in German state elections on Sunday, as voters reacted against Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der&#39;s governing party after sharp cutbacks in welfare benefits.
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Local election results in Germany&#39;s most populous state indicate another setback for Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder - but the decline has slowed.
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Germany woke up to fears that the political tremors sparked by state elections in Saxony and Brandenburg on Sunday could lead to deeper division within their country and scare off investors.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have performed poorly in elections in two German states, while the extreme-right made a breakthrough, according to exit polls.
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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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A neo-Nazi party has embarrassed the German government by winning parliamentary seats in Chancellor Angela Merkel's home state.
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Switzerland&#39;s main right-wing party is shaking up the country&#39;s traditionally placid electoral scene with a febrile campaign denouncing alleged conspiracies, while some opponents have branded its tactics Fascist.
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BERLIN : Fringe parties including the far-right made strong gains in two former communist eastern states as voters dealt fresh electoral blows to German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s Social Democrats amid ire over his economic reforms.