Germany’s far-right Alternative fur Deutschland party (AfD) party saw particular support in the former East Germany ... The ...

Feeling fed up and ignored by mainstream parties, many in what was East Germany have flocked to the far right - with the AfD picking up more than 38% of the vote in one state.

An astounding map that has emerged from Germany’s general election has shown just how divided the nation at the heart of Europe is.

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 ...

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 ...

But new research suggests an additional factor. The AfD posted its biggest wins in the former East Germany, where young people have been moving away from former industrial regions and rural areas ...

Germany’s far-right Alternative fur Deutschland party (AfD) party saw particular support in the former East Germany, as high as 46.7 per cent in some areas. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU ...

You only have to look at a map of Germany to see where much of its support comes from. Almost all of the old East Germany has turned ... After Germany lost in World War Two, the country was ...