The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to neo-Nazis.
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50 Years After Killing, a Berlin Court Convicts a Stasi Officer of Murder
The court handed down a guilty verdict and a 10-year sentence to a former officer of East Germany’s dreaded secret police, in a case straight out of the Cold War.
Takeaways From East Germany’s State Elections
The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, had a very successful night in two states, despite its state chapters’ classification as “extremist” by German domestic intelligence.
East Germans Lean Toward Extremes in State Elections
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.
The Angry East
As east Germans vote, a region in decline is searching for answers on the political extremes.
Sahra Wagenknecht Is Shaking Up German Politics From the East
Sahra Wagenknecht, a former Communist, has founded her own party to respond to German grievances about migrants, crime and the dangers of the war in Ukraine.
Germany’s State Elections Are Likely to Reveal a Still-Divided Country
Closely watched elections in the former East Germany are likely to reveal a still-divided country and yield a worrying challenge to Berlin.
‘Not Everything Was Bad’: Saluting the Mercedes of Eastern Europe and a Communist Past
A festival of classic cars from the communist era brings out some nostalgia in eastern Germany for pre-unification days, although the abuses that occurred behind the Iron Curtain aren’t forgotten.
A Novelist Who Finds Inspiration in Germany’s Tortured History
Jenny Erpenbeck became a writer when her childhood and her country, the German Democratic Republic, disappeared, swallowed by the materialist West.
Hans Modrow, 95, Dies; One of East Germany’s Last Communist Leaders
He became prime minister less than two weeks after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and initially sought to preserve East Germany before accepting reunification.