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German town of Heidenau votes to ban new Holocaust 'stumbling stones'

As of September 2026: Co-submitted the Heidenau ban motion

Heidenau's town council voted 13-6 this week to reject new Stolpersteine, the brass plaques set into German sidewalks to name victims of Nazi persecution. The motion, backed by the far-right AfD and the center-right CDU, directs future remembrance to the Nordfriedhof cemetery instead of the town's streets.

Updated Sep 27

Germany's far-right AfD nears state power for the first time since Nazi era

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As of September 2026: Germany's ruling party under Chancellor Merz, suffered historic loss in Saxony-Anhalt

For the first time since 1945, a German state is poised to be governed by the far right. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) took 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt's September 7 election, nearly an absolute majority. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats trailed at 17.2%.

Updated Sep 7