The stark east-west divide in national vote share from Germany’s national election on Sunday has been revealed in new data. News agency Reuters has created a map using result figures that show a ...

The far-right AfD doubled its vote share from four years ago and came first in most constituencies in the former East Germany, which has long been its base. The party also won the most votes in ...

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The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political ... Germany’s far-right Alternative fur Deutschland party (AfD) party saw particular support in the former East Germany ...

Gareth Dale, associate head of the department of social and political sciences ... you look up the electoral maps of the general election, it’s as if the old East Germany still exists, ...

"This has made the entire German political landscape more fragmented ... Brzeski pointed to the widespread success of the AfD in East Germany, where the party secured the vast majority of ...

"Today, Germany has gone from paragon to pariah. Its economic model is broken, its self-confidence shattered and its political landscape fractured." "This is not a country for entrepreneurs ...

Parties that have traditionally made up the political fringes recorded significant ... Brzeski pointed to the widespread success of the AfD in East Germany, where the party secured the vast ...