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Far-Right AfD Scores Historic Victory in German Regional Election

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • The far-right Alternative for Germany won about 44.5% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt.
  • The result left the party three seats short of an absolute majority and brought it close to governing the state.
  • The result was described as unprecedented for Germany’s far right since 1945.

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, won about 44.5% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt and came within three seats of an absolute majority.

The result brought the party close to governing the eastern German state. It was described as an unprecedented breakthrough for Germany’s far right since 1945.

Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD’s leading candidate, appeared in coverage of the election result.

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