Is Poland's far-Right unstoppable?
- Germany's Bundestag started its session today, featuring a significant representation of the far-right Alternative for Germany , which now holds 152 seats, the largest since 1945.
- Dario Seifert won Angela Merkel's former constituency, running on local housing and infrastructure issues for the AfD.
- Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats secured only 16.4 percent of the vote, marking their worst electoral outcome in history.
- The AfD's growing confidence and representation come amid Germany's economic challenges and a changing political landscape.
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5 Surprising Faces In Germany's New Parliament As Far-Right Emerges
HELMUT KOHL'S GRANDSON - Helmut Kohl, the architect of German reunification, had been chancellor for 14 years when his grandson Johannes Volkmann was born in 1996. Volkmann was originally named Kohl - like his father Walter - but his parents decided to change it to his mother's surname to protect his identity. At age 28 he stood for the Christian Democrats (CDU) in February's election, taking up his grandfather's political mantle. Volkmann showe…
European Parliament's far-right wildcard Maximilian Krah takes a seat in Berlin
Two German MEPs campaigned for the German Bundestag. Between Volt's Damian Boeselager and Maximilian Krah from the far-right Alternative for Germany only one has made it and will participate in today’s inaugural session of the new German parliament, the other one will stay in Brussels.
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