Dolores Sánchez

Saxony-Anhalt, the tomb of the cordon sanitaire? AfD exceeds 44% and Europe looks at Germany

The victory of AfD with more than 44% in Saxony-Anhalt reopens a question that runs through Europe: does isolating the far right contain it or end up reinforcing it? Germany, Portugal, Belgium, and France show that the cordon can prevent access to government while the isolated party continues to grow, but the countries that have allowed these formations to govern also do not offer a clear recipe to weaken them.

This is the 'Burnham bounce': the Labour Party revives after changing leaders and already surpasses Reform.

Labour recovers ground in the polls of the United Kingdom after the replacement of Keir Starmer by Andy Burnham. The latest survey from Find Out Now places the Labour Party at 26%, five points above Reform UK, while other pollsters also detect a Labour advantage or a tie between both parties.

The BSW opens the door to AfD after their victory in the elections: 'It would be undemocratic to exclude them from the Government'

The electoral night of Saxony-Anhalt has left a political movement with a direct impact on governability: the main candidate of the BSW, Claudia Wittig, has stated that it would be "completely undemocratic" to exclude AfD from the Government if around 44% of voters have supported it. The reaction clashes with the sanitary cordon defended by other parties and comes when AfD clearly wins, but without an absolute majority in the first projections.

Germany: the debacle of the CDU in the elections of Saxony-Anhalt puts Friedrich Merz under pressure

The defeat of the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt surpasses the borders of the Land and directly hits Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The Christian Democrats fall to 18.5%, practically half of their result in 2021, while AfD skyrockets to 44.5% and a majority of voters interpret the elections also as a punishment to the federal government.

What is BSW: the hard left party on immigration that can decide the government of Saxony-Anhalt

The BSW of Sahra Wagenknecht is playing for its entry into the Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt by a few tenths and may end up conditioning who governs the Land. Born from the German left, it combines social and interventionist policies with a restrictive line on immigration, rejection of arms shipments to Ukraine, and a strategy that breaks with the political isolation of AfD.

Who has voted for AfD in today's elections in Germany: 61% of workers and 65% with economic problems

The first portrait of AfD voters after the elections in Saxony-Anhalt shows where it reaches its highest levels of support. According to the electoral analysis data from Infratest dimap for ARD, the party obtains 61% among workers and laborers, 65% among those who rate their financial situation negatively, and exceeds 50% among men.

Results elections Germany: AfD sweeps in Saxony-Anhalt and nears the absolute while the CDU sinks

AfD has caused a historic turnaround in Saxony-Anhalt. The latest Hochrechnung from ARD places Ulrich Siegmund's party at 44.2%, more than double what it was in 2021, while the CDU sinks to 18%. With more than 83% of the electoral districts counted and the BSW already at 5.1% in the latest projection, AfD continues outside of the absolute majority.

AfD: what it will do if it wins today in Germany and its first 100 days

AfD arrives at the elections in Saxony-Anhalt with a government program that does not leave its eventual debut in power to improvisation. Ulrich Siegmund has set ten measures for its first 100 days and a broader program that proposes changes in immigration, education, public media, energy, family, security, and organization of the Administration.

Elections Germany: total record of participation with 65.3%

The elections in Germany reach their last two hours with an exceptional mobilization in Saxony-Anhalt. The in-person participation at 16:00 reaches 65.3%, compared to the 41% recorded at that same hour in the regional elections of 2021.

Elections Germany: participation explodes and doubles, reaching 54.4%

elections in Germany further trigger mobilization in Saxony-Anhalt. At 14:00, 54.4% of the electorate counted in the participation measurement had voted, practically double the 27.1% recorded at the same time in the 2021 regionals.

The Seventh signs Verónica Sanz: the jump from laSexta to Javier Ruiz's channel

La Séptima incorporates Verónica Sanz to complete its team of presenters, as exclusively announced by Andrea Cabanillas in ExtraTele, the television section of ElPlural.com. The journalist will arrive from laSexta to the project that is scheduled to start its broadcasts on November 5.

Who is Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD candidate who seeks to make history in Germany

The vote that can decide the future of AfD: how the president of Saxony-Anhalt is elected

The regional Constitution requires an absolute majority in the first two rounds and contemplates another vote with a different threshold. Abstentions can be decisive for forming a Government.

Elections in Germany today: the key hours of the Sunday in which AfD seeks to come to power

Saxony-Anhalt closes the polls at 18:00, Spanish peninsular time. The first television estimates will arrive after the voting ends and the first partial official data is expected from 19:00.

What time does Barcelona play today against Valencia and where to watch the match at Mestalla

The blue and claret team visits Valencia this Sunday, September 6, in the fourth round of the League. The match starts at 16:15 and is broadcast on Movistar LALIGA.

F1 today in Monza: what time is the race and from where do Alonso and Sainz leave

Gasly heads the provisional grid of the GP of Italy. The race starts at 15:00, with Sainz in thirteenth position and Alonso in eighteenth.

La Vuelta cuts 79.5 kilometers due to the heat: this is how the Córdoba stage changes this Sunday

The journey between Palma del Río and Córdoba is reduced to 110.2 kilometers. The actual departure will be at 15:00 and the route diverts towards Santa María de Trassierra.

Can you collect the IMV if you share a flat? The requirements that make the difference in 2026

Living with other tenants can be compatible with the minimum vital income. The contract, the links between residents, and the accreditation of social services determine how the application is processed.

Price of electricity today, Sunday, September 6: the cheapest and most expensive hours to consume

The regulated rate concentrates the lowest prices at noon and reaches its maximum between 21:00 and 22:00. Check the complete table before scheduling the appliances.

Madrid Community Survey: 60% find Ayuso's explanations about the penthouse insufficient, but 53% believe that the opposition uses it to wear her down, according to GAD3

The GAD3 barometer for ABC leaves an ambivalent picture about the controversy of the attic acquired by the Community of Madrid: 60% of Spaniards consider the explanations offered to be insufficient and 48% doubt that the purchase had an exclusively administrative use. However, 53% believe that the opposition is using the matter to wear down Isabel Díaz Ayuso.

Survey crisis in Ceuta: 8 out of 10 point to Morocco and 76% believe that Sánchez should have suspended his vacation, according to GAD3

The GAD3 barometer for ABC, conducted between September 1 and 3, reflects the impact that the Ceuta crisis has left on public opinion: 79% believe that Morocco encouraged the massive entry to pressure Spain, 72% consider that the Government did not react with the speed and means necessary, and 76% maintain that Pedro Sánchez should have suspended his vacation. The crisis was followed by 89% of those surveyed.

Bardella asks to examine the role of Morocco in Ceuta and wants the PP to "position itself behind Vox."

The leader of Agrupación Nacional defends in an interview with El Mundo to tighten the control of European borders, supports Santiago Abascal, and proposes to invert the balance of power between the two Spanish parties.

Trump lashes out at the Government for its "zero control" at the border and laments the situation in Ceuta

Trump accuses the Spanish Government of "zero control" at the border with Morocco and describes the migration crisis in Ceuta as "sad."

Who commands in the port of Ceuta: why the State can authorize the tents despite the rejection of its council

The infrastructure belongs to the state port system, although the City designates its president. The law provides a way to resolve the disagreement over its lands, but authorizing its use does not equate to taking on the entire management of the port.

BOE of today, Saturday, September 5: controls on travelers from Italy until September 22

Interior extends for another fifteen days the controls at Spanish ports and airports for arrivals from Italy. The measure responds to the prolongation of the Italian restrictions after the Ceuta crisis.

Begoña Gómez asks for acquittal: the three arguments with which she fights the accusations

The defense denies that it used Pedro Sánchez's position to access the Complutense University, rejects that it appropriated the software of the chair, and justifies the tasks carried out by its assistant in Moncloa.

Anthropic moves to October an IPO that could value it at two trillion dollars

The artificial intelligence company plans to publish its brochure at the end of September and start looking for investors in mid-October, although the schedule and valuation may still change.

A pig kidney allows a patient to live nine months without dialysis before receiving a human one.

The organ incorporated 69 genetic modifications and functioned for 271 days; it is the first documented case in which a renal xenotransplant serves as a bridge to a human transplant.

AfD faces its great assault on power in Germany: it nears an absolute majority in the elections this Sunday

The formation leads the polls in Saxony-Anhalt with between 40% and 43%, almost double that of the CDU of Friedrich Merz, but winning does not guarantee that it can govern.

Bilbobus recovers the winter schedules: how to check your line and how long until the next bus

The municipal service of Bilbao applies the winter schedule from September 1. The website and the official application allow checking routes, stops, and waiting times.

Feijóo and Ayuso reunite after the differences over financing and the controversy of the attic: Getafe measures the unity of the PP

The national leader and the president of Madrid share this Saturday a start-of-term event, after Madrid demanded an autonomous no-show at the Treasury meeting.

More than ten people trapped by a landslide in China: rescue teams mobilized in Jiangxi

The state television places the event in Gaoping. The first information does not provide a confirmed balance of deceased nor specifies the state of the buried people.

Change of time in October 2026: the date set by the BOE and why it does not mean that it is the last one

Spain will set the clocks back on Sunday, October 25. The published calendar goes up to 2026, but that date does not by itself imply the disappearance of the time changes.

Price of electricity today, Saturday, September 5: it drops by 18.5%, but not all day costs the same

The wholesale market is situated at 138.11 euros per MWh. The decrease compared to Friday does not automatically translate in the same proportion to the bill of all households.

Inflation rises to 4.3%: a family that spends 2,000 euros needs 86 euros more per month

The advanced CPI for August has been set at 4.3%, seven tenths above July and at its highest level of the year. Translated to the domestic economy, a general price increase of that intensity implies that a basket that cost 2,000 euros a month a year ago now costs approximately 2,086 euros.

Pensions could rise by around 3.2% in 2027 if inflation maintains its current level.

The accumulated inflation until August points to a new increase in pensions in 2027. The provisional average of the computable year-on-year rates is around 3.16%, but the data for September, October, and November are still to be known, so the definitive revaluation cannot yet be considered closed.

Aid for books, materials, and school meals in 2026: what each autonomous community offers

All autonomous communities have programs to reduce the cost of textbooks, but there is no common model for all of Spain. Book banks, vouchers, direct aid, and income-linked scholarships make up an unequal map that forces families to consult the conditions of their territory and their own educational center.

The return to school will cost almost 2,500 euros per student: books, clothing, and materials take 548 euros in September.

The return to school for the 2026-2027 school year will mean an average expense of 2,480 euros per student, 4% more than the previous year. Only the initial outlay on books, clothing, footwear, school supplies, and family association fees will reach 548 euros, although the bill changes radically depending on the type of school and the autonomous community.

When school starts in each community: school calendar 2026-2027

The school calendar 2026-2027 starts this Friday in Navarra and will continue in a staggered manner until September 15. These are the dates for returning to school and to the institute in each autonomous community.

The new cryptocurrency registry that Hacienda and the Police will be able to consult

The system will require certain operators to communicate who opens or closes an account and will allow authorities to access that information.

The Ibex 35 recovers the 20,000 points with oil above 95 dollars: the values to watch today

Repsol, Acerinox, ACS, CaixaBank, and Bankinter are among the stocks that have concentrated market interest in recent sessions.

The tax cuts that the Government is preparing in response to the blow of electricity and fuels

The Executive has a clause that allows recovering part of the discounts if energy prices shoot up again.

Brussels blocks 32 million in urgent aid to Ceuta: these are the explanations it demands from Spain

The Commission keeps the evaluation open while waiting for the necessary data to decide on financial assistance and the additional deployment of Frontex.

Robles does not applaud Sánchez when he promises to publish the reports of Ceuta and makes the gap between both visible due to the CNI.

The Minister of Defense remained still during the applause of the socialist bench to the announcement of the president. The gesture comes after Robles defended that the CNI warned before the massive entry, while Sánchez maintains that no alert allowed anticipating what happened.

The discount on diesel allows savings of up to 12 euros per tank in September: how much it decreases according to the liters

The tax reduction on diesel increases from 10 to 20 cents per liter during September, which represents a theoretical saving of 10 euros when filling a 50-liter tank and up to 12 euros in a 60-liter one.

Rufián alerts Sánchez about Robles' lack of applause for his speech: He has a big problem.

Rufián reproaches Sánchez that Robles did not applaud his announcement about the Intelligence reports on the Ceuta crisis and warns him of a "big problem."

The sale of Cirsa can activate a million-dollar bonus for half a hundred executives

The incentive plan in effect since 2025 includes up to 1.3 million shares for about 50 executives, although the final distribution will depend on several requirements.

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