Lower Saxony runoffs blocked AfD candidates from local executive posts while Greens held Hanover and gained other key urban offices.
Berlin’s Left Party won the capital’s election, setting up difficult coalition talks over housing, antisemitism and governing credibility.
AfD’s projected win in Saxony-Anhalt drew alarm from Poland and France, praise from Czechia, and new political-risk questions for Europe.
AfD won 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt, but coalition barriers and BSW leverage leave the German state facing a difficult government formation process.
A new poll shows 45% of Germans oppose banning the far-right AfD, which leads the CDU/CSU by eight points as it claims political leadership.
The Communist Party of Austria won a second consecutive victory in Graz’s municipal elections by focusing on pragmatic housing policies and moderate rhetoric, challenging traditional party dynamics.
Latvia's governing coalition collapses after Defense Minister Spruds resigns following drone incursions, triggering political instability ahead of parliamentary elections.