New, populist BSW party is kingmaker in three east German states Conditions coalitions on less hawkish stance on Ukraine war Squeezes concessions out of Scholz's SPD in exploratory talks Fosters ...

Those who moved to Germany's western states have not been eligible for compensation ... Some of the products made by forced laborers in East German prisons found their way into West German ...

Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD ... relative strength in the east is despite the fact the party is viewed by many – and officially classed in three states – as right-wing extremist ...

Germany’s snap election in February has gained another wild card after the left-conservative BSW alliance of Sahra Wagenknecht agreed coalition deals in two eastern states. Nine months after its ...