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The AfD denies that it is anti-democratic. Party leaders reject the ruling, accusing the judges of not providing enough evidence for their decision.Lawyers for the AfD have said they will appeal against this ruling. But any further challenge can only focus on procedural problems, not the legal content of today’s decision. The AfD has been slipping recently in polls from the low-20s earlier this year to around 16%.This is possibly partly because of mass anti-AfD protests across the country after it was revealed that party officials had attended a secret meeting where the deportation of people with non-German heritage was…

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The health minister said it was a “lonely and challenging position” as the sole Ulster Unionist minister in the executive during the pandemic. Mr Swann was appointed health minister in January 2020 when power sharing at Stormont returned.But he added that on recollection it was also a “strength” as he did not have to answer to party political colleagues. He said that during the pandemic, he believed he did have support from other parties.First Minister Michelle O’Neill is due to give evidence on Tuesday, with her former partner in the Executive Office, Baroness Foster due to appear on Wednesday.During the…

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Prosecutors already have acknowledged Cohen’s flaws to jurors.During opening statements, assistant district attorney Michael Colangelo told the jury: “You will need to keep an open mind” about Cohen, and “keep in mind all the evidence that corroborates Michael Cohen’s testimony”. Prosecutors have introduced a paper trail of texts, emails, phone calls, bank records and legal contacts Cohen left as he brokered payouts to Ms Daniels and another woman, Playboy model Karen McDougal, in exchange for their silence. They have called on multiple corroborating witnesses, like former tabloid publisher David Pecker and Ms Daniel’s former attorney Keith Davidson, to shed light…

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