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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

Above: AfD co-leader Alice Weidel talks at the final AfD Saxony electoral rally before state elections on August 29, 2024 in Dresden, Germany. Image copyright: Sean Gallup / Staff / Getty Images News via Getty Images***PLEASE REPLACE WATERMARKED IMAGE***

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.On Monday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged all mainstream democratic parties to try to form stable governments in Thuringia and Saxony without the far-right AfD, to try to keep right-wing extremist away from any political influence.

  • The AfD's triumph is a severe setback for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government, as it received close to one-third of the vote, nine points ahead of the conservative CDU and considerably ahead of Germany's three ruling parties.This followed Sunday's regional election in Thuringia and Saxony, eastern Germany, where exteme right-wing Alternative für Deutchland (AfD) party received 33.5% and 30.5% of the votes respectively.


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