Thuringia in a sentence

The Franconian parts of Thuringia (Henneberg Franconia) lie within the Southwest Thuringia Planning Region.

A election campaign poster for far-right AfD candidate Robert Sesselmann is seen at a street at the outskirts of the small city of Sonneberg in the German federal state of Thuringia.

In Thuringia, where the AfD is both very strong and particularly extreme, the CDU and FDP were recently able to pass a law because the AfD supported their motion,” says Arzheimer.

Recent polling puts the party in first place in Thuringia, where most surveys have its support above 30%.

The political landscape could be significantly shaken next year when new state parliaments are elected in Saxony, Thuringia, and Brandenburg.

As Germany braces for elections in three eastern states-Thuringia, Saxony, and Brandenburg-next month, the country faces a potential political earthquake.

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party has problem in Thuringia.

In Thuringia, the AfD is widely expected to emerge as the biggest party.

Mr. Voigt admits that he benefits from fears about Mr. Höcke, the AfD leader in Thuringia.

The far-right party Alternative for Germany yesterday was said to be on course to become the strongest party in a state election for the first time, in Thuringia.

To even compete, the party's supporters must first diligently collect signatures — 4,000 to join the European elections and 1,000 each to contest the elections in Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg.

At the same time, Thuringia’s state premier, Die Linke’s Bodo Ramelow (who served from 2014–19), appeared to be working towards a minority red-red-green coalition government, offering thematic compromises to the FDP for their support.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the election of Thomas Kemmerich as Thuringia's new Minister-President "unforgivable".

On 28 May 2020, Björn Höcke, the leader of Germany’s far-right party Alternative für Deutschland in the state of Thuringia published a glossy picture of himself on his Facebook profile.

On 5 February, in a push to avert the left-wing government led by Bodo Ramelow (Die Linke), Thomas Kemmerich (FDP) was elected to lead Thuringia with votes from both the CDU and the AfD.

Thuringia’s CDU and liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) didn’t seek an alliance with the Alternative.

How the Alternative for Germany, known by its German abbreviation AfD, fares in Thuringia will also help determine the sway that Mr. Höcke and his ideology will hold in the party — and its future direction, analysts say.

Thuringia's Interior Minister Georg Maier (SPD) also told taz that "should the federal government initiate a ban procedure, I strongly welcome and support it".

When Russia is mentioned in the state election campaigns in Saxony, Thuringia or Brandenburg, it becomes clear that many in the region are in favor of a milder approach to Moscow.

The SPD in the eastern state of Thuringia is also skeptical about a tie-up.