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East Germans Lean Toward Extremes in State Elections

By: Steven Erlanger and Christopher F. Schuetze — 1 September 2024 at 22:48

The Alternative for Germany party was on course to win in Thuringia, according to projections, in what was seen as a worrying sign of the health of German democracy.

An Election Day gathering for the far-right AfD party on Sunday in Erfurt, Germany.

A Former French President Gives a Voice to Obstinate Russian Sympathies

By: Roger Cohen — 27 August 2023 at 09:26

Remarks by Nicolas Sarkozy have raised fears that Europe’s pro-Putin chorus may grow louder as Ukraine’s plodding counteroffensive puts pressure on Western resolve.

Former President Nicolas Sarkozy of France arriving for a meeting on the Russian attack of Ukraine in Paris in February 2022.