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Why are the German state elections so important?

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August 26, 2024

For the first time in post-war German history a far-right party could win a state election. The AfD is in pole position for the September state elections in Thuringia, Brandenburg and Saxony. German domestic intelligence has categorized the AfD as suspected right-wing extremist

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