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2026-10-06

Magdeburg, Germany (dpa) - A lawmaker from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) was elected parliamentary speaker in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Tuesday, marking a historic first for the far-right party. The AfD's candidate, Tobias Rausch, received a comfortable majority of votes in the newly constituted parliament in Magdeburg, one month after the party won a landslide victory in the closely watched state election. He becomes the highest......

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