Europe alarmed by AfD’s first regional victory in Germany
Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- The AfD won 44% of the vote and 40 seats, possibly 39, in elections in the German state of Lower Saxony.
- The result marked the party’s first major regional victory and left it close to the 42 seats needed for an absolute majority.
Alternative for Germany, the hard-right party in Germany, scored its first major regional victory by sweeping elections in Lower Saxony.
The AfD received 44% of the vote and won 40 seats, although that figure could fall to 39. An absolute majority requires 42 seats, leaving the party close to that threshold.
The result has raised concern in Europe over the advance of Germany’s far-right party.
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Originally published by BioBioChile in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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