Magdeburg, Germany, Oct 6, 2026 (AFP) - Germany's AfD poised to preside over state assembly for first time

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2026-10-06

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised Tuesday to preside over a state assembly for the first time following its landslide election victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. The AfD took nearly 44 percent of the vote last month in the state in the former communist East Germany, easily beating the centre-right CDU of unpopular Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Newly elected state lawmakers gathered for the first time Tuesday in the st......

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