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The Left Party in the Saxon state parliament is calling for protection for refugees from Venezuela. The desolate economy of the South American country has driven millions of people to flee, most of them to neighboring countries, explained MP Nam Duy ..
The AfD has slightly lost its lead over the CDU in Saxony in a new poll. If state elections were held on Sunday, the AfD would receive 35 percent of the vote, three percentage points less than in December 2015, according to a survey conducted by the ..
In the debate about a possible ban on the AfD, Elisabeth Kaiser (SPD), the Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany, believes that the federal states have a particular responsibility. If the classification of the party as a whole by the Fe ..
Saxony's state parliament president Alexander Dierks has called on citizens to stick together in the new year and spread optimism. The 38-year-old said at his New Year's reception in parliament that confidence and perseverance were needed to master t ..
There have been 14 citizens' initiatives in Saxony's municipalities this year. Three referendums were also held, according to the annual report of the "Mehr Demokratie" association. The association criticized the fact that the majority of citizens' p ..
Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) has encouraged the people of Saxony to be fearless and friendly towards one another in the new year. "Art and craftsmanship that touch people and bring joy come from Saxony," he said in his New Year's address, ..
According to Interior Minister Armin Schuster, the Saxon State Departure Center (LAZ) has led to a significant increase in the voluntary return of people required to leave the country. The CDU politician said in response to an inquiry that the intens ..
Saxony's municipalities are complaining about a growing financial crisis. At the end of the third quarter of 2025, cities, municipalities and local authorities in the Free State had a budget deficit totaling 1.113 billion euros, according to cash flo ..
Saxony's Minister President Michael Kretschmer has backed the statements made by the head of the Chancellery, Thorsten Frei (both CDU), on deviating from the coalition agreement between the CDU and SPD in the federal government. Frei was expressing a ..
Saxon science is facing difficult times in view of the state's tight financial situation. "We are faced with the task of maintaining our broad-based scientific landscape with universities and research institutions at this level and at the same time a ..
The number of asylum seekers in Saxony continues to fall and has almost halved in the first eleven months of this year compared to the previous year. According to the State Directorate of Saxony (LDS), 4,824 people sought asylum in the Free State by ..