AfD Poised for Victory in Saxony-Anhalt Election
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- Voters in Saxony-Anhalt are choosing a new state parliament.
- Polls indicate that the right-wing Alternative for Germany, or AfD, could win the election for the first time.
- An AfD victory would mark the first time since World War II that a far-right party took power at the state level, Reuters reported.
Voters in Germany’s eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt are choosing a new parliament, and polls point to a possible first victory for the right-wing Alternative for Germany, or AfD.
If the AfD wins and takes control of the state, it would be the first time since World War II that a far-right party has seized power at the state level, Reuters reported.
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