Far-right party could win power in Saxony-Anhalt
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- Voters in Saxony-Anhalt are choosing a new state parliament.
- Polls show the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, ahead of the Christian Democrats and potentially able to win a parliamentary majority.
- An AfD victory would mark the first time a far-right party took power in a German state since World War II, with Ulrich Siegmund as its leading candidate.
Voters in Saxony-Anhalt are electing a new state parliament, with the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, facing the possibility of taking power.
Polls show the AfD ahead of the Christian Democrats. The party could also win a majority in parliament, according to the report.
Ulrich Siegmund is the AfDโs leading candidate. If the party wins, it would be the first such case in Germany since World War II and would represent a major change in German politics.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. 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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