Can AfD form Germany’s first far-right state government since World War II?
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- The far-right Alternative for Germany is projected to win Saxony-Anhalt’s regional election with about 44% of the vote.
- The result would more than double the party’s showing from five years ago, but other major parties have ruled out cooperation with AfD.
- Those refusals could prevent AfD from forming the state government despite finishing first.
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany is projected to win the regional election in Saxony-Anhalt with around 44% of the vote, raising the question of whether it can form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II.
The projected result would give AfD more than twice its vote share from five years ago. But winning the election may not be enough to take power.
Other major parties have ruled out working with AfD, leaving the party facing an uphill battle to form a state government.
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