{"id":179755,"date":"2024-09-01T18:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/german-elections-polls-open-for-voters-as-far-right-afd-eyes-gains-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-09-01T18:00:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T17:00:23","slug":"german-elections-polls-open-for-voters-as-far-right-afd-eyes-gains-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/german-elections-polls-open-for-voters-as-far-right-afd-eyes-gains-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"German elections polls open for voters as far right AfD eyes gains | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/ljlsPd4-2HY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"German elections polls open for voters as far right AfD eyes gains | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ljlsPd4-2HY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Voters in Germany&#8217;s two eastern states are due to cast their ballots in elections in which the far right is expected to perform strongly.<\/p>\n<p>The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been polling top in Thuringia ahead of Sunday&#8217;s vote, while the party has been running neck-and-neck for first place with the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Saxony.<\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Olaf Scholz\u2019s Social Democratic Party (SPD) and its coalition partners have been struggling in recent polls.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, thousands of protesters rallied in Thuringia&#8217;s regional capital, Erfurt, denouncing the anti-immigrant AfD as fascists. <\/p>\n<p>The AfD says Germany needs to expel illegal migrants.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog <\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Germany #GermanElections #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters in Germany&#8217;s two eastern states are due to cast their ballots in elections in which the far right is expected to perform strongly. 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