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Scholz urges German parties to exclude far-right as AfD poised for state election victory

Scholz urges German parties to exclude far-right as AfD poised for state election victory

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The Facts

  • In Sunday's regional election in Thuringia and Saxony, eastern Germany, exit polls showed that the Alternative für Deutchland (AfD) party received 33.5% and 30.5% of the votes. It's the first time that a state election in Germany has been won by an extreme right party since World War II.

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