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A person passed away in a school turned polling station in Bad Köstritz (Greiz district) during the local elections in Thuringia. A voter suffered a collapse and perished en route to the polling station prior to voting, as revealed by Greiz district electoral officer Yvonne Gensicke. The voting...
Hot-Topics![Bodo Ramelow (Die Linke), Minister President of Thuringia.](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/27/290943/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/ramelow-expresses-worry-over-locations-lacking-a-mayoral-contender.webp)
Due to the absence of mayoral contestants in several small town elections in Thuringia on Sunday, Minister President Bodo Ramelow (Left Party) expresses concern over the state of democracy. "The election of individuals in these towns is fundamental," Ramelow said to Redaktionsnetzwerk...
Hot-Topics![Man in polling booth at earlier election](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/27/290919/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/thuringians-choose-local-assemblies-precursor-to-state-voting.webp)
Before upcoming state elections in Thuringia, the region will experience a super election year. Thuringians will cast their votes for local parliaments and top-level municipal positions on Sunday. With approximately 1.7 million people eligible to vote in the local elections.
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Prior to the upcoming local elections in Thuringia on Sunday, there are concerns about a right-wing shift in the federal state. In an interview with Handelsblatt, Irene Mihalic, Parliamentary Secretary of the Green party in the Bundestag, expressed her worry that far-right opponents of...
Calendar-Sheet![Man voting in previous election](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/26/290223/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/thuringia-s-local-elections-see-no-major-victory-for-afd-many-races-go-to-a-second-round.webp)
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party failed to achieve significant success in Thuringia's district and mayoral elections on Sunday. However, the outcome of the local parliamentary elections is still being calculated. In the Altenburger Land district, an AfD candidate received the highest...
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