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Far-right AfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majority

Far-right AfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majority
Sources: The Guardian

Alternative für Deutschland surges to victory in Saxony-Anhalt as Friedrich Merz’s CDU slumps to disastrous result The populist, far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has surged to a resounding victory in a crucial state election in Germany, but fell just short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country’s first far-right state government since the second world w

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