Newsletter Newsletters Events Events Podcasts Videos Africanews
Loader
Advertisement

Former East German state Thuringia first to get post-unification leftist leader

Former East German state Thuringia first to get post-unification leftist leader
Copyright 
By REUTERS
Published on
Share Comments
Share Close Button

The former eastern German state of Thuringia looks set to lower the curtain on 24 years of Conservative rule with the swearing-in on Friday of the

The former eastern German state of Thuringia looks set to lower the curtain on 24 years of Conservative rule with the swearing-in
on Friday of the Left Party’s Bodo Ramelow as State Premier.
The no-nonsense former trade unionist who grew up in West Germany will lead a coalition with the Greens and centre-left SPD. He is the first leftist state leader since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Go to accessibility shortcuts
Share Comments

Read more

Russia names German broadcaster Deutsche Welle as 'undesirable organisation'

Germany summons Russian ambassador over alleged election interference and cyberattacks

Hundreds of Santas run through Michendorf, Germany in annual Christmas race