TL;DRThe AfD is recording approval ratings of 40 percent in Saxony-Anhalt at the start of its election campaign. The report attributes this development to the continued existence of former neo-Nazi structures.

TL;DRAn inquiry from the Left Party to the German government addresses the risk of old-age poverty in eastern Germany resulting from low employment earnings. The assessment is based on the premise that current low wages are insufficient to provide for adequate retirement security.

TL;DRNicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has announced that the country will no longer conduct elections. Ortega has been in power in Nicaragua for 47 years following the country's revolution.

TL;DRThe Left party and the CDU are currently competing for the top position in the Berlin election campaign. The SPD is trailing in the polls, leading to questions regarding the role of their lead candidate, Steffen Krach.