Shaking Germany's fragile coalition

Far-right state win increases pressure on Scholz.

Sign up for Reuters newsletters One Essential Read One Essential Read Recommended by Edson Caldas, Newsletter Editor Pressure mounts on Scholz   Right-wing Alternative for Germany top candidate Bjoern Hoecke on the day of the Thuringia state election. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay  The Alternative for Germany is on track to become the first far-right party to win a regional election in Germany since World War Two, dealing a blow to parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government. The results are likely to aggravate instability in an already fractious ruling coalition, Chief Correspondent Sarah Marsh reports. The German government's faltering authority could also complicate European policy when the bloc's other major power France is still struggling to form a government. Read the full article Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com Reuters One Essential Read is sent three days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. Reuters Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement © 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036