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Germany grapples with far-right surge as AfD wins state election

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Germany grapples with far-right surge as AfD wins state election

Germany grapples with far-right surge as AfD wins state election

The far-right AfD party alone won a third of the votes in two eastern German states on Sunday, as residents of Thuringia and Saxony begin to take stock of the results.


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