Thirty-five years ago East Germany's first freely elected parliament began work
East German lawmakers became the first parliamentarians to have come to power in free and fair elections.On March 18, 1990, ...
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How the historical memory of Nazism (partly) explains the success of the far right in Germany and Austria
The former GDR, a stronghold of the AfD, and Vienna, where the extremists won in September, avoided taking responsibility for Nazi crimes as West Germany did ...
A look back: East Germany's first freely elected parliament
East German lawmakers became the first parliamentarians to take power after a free and fair election. Their goal: Germany's ...
Berlin investigating multiple incidents of US detaining Germans at border
The German Foreign Ministry is investigating incidents at U.S. ports of entry where three German citizens were arrested for ...
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The roots of neofascism in East Germany
ON November 9, 1989, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) relinquished its border security to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). While the world watched images of euphoric citizens pouring into ...