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Niedersachsen Local Elections See 50% Voter Turnout by Afternoon

Niedersachsen local elections: 50% turnout by afternoon

German Greens Distance Themselves From Candidate Over Alleged Racist Remark

Greens Distance Candidate Over Alleged Racist Remark

Former Neo-Nazi Activist Withdraws as Conservative Candidate After Backlash

Ex-Neo-Nazi Withdraws as Tory Candidate After Backlash

Bursa's CHP Mayors Resign, Join New Party

Six CHP mayors and council members in Bursa have resigned from the party to join a new political party. This mass resignation leaves the CHP without any mayoral representation in the city.

AfD Candidates Barred from Lower Saxony Local Elections

At least four Alternative for Germany (AfD) candidates have been excluded from running in Lower Saxony's upcoming local elections due to doubts about their constitutional loyalty. One candidate's exclusion stemmed from comparing the display of a rainbow flag to that of a Nazi swastika flag.

Zonguldak Mayor, 16 Councilors Quit CHP

Zonguldak Mayor Tahsin Erdem and 16 out of 17 council members from the Republican People's Party (CHP) have resigned from the party. The resignations are reportedly to join a new party.

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