🏛 What The AfD Victory Signals For German Politics
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: SBS Australia · 1 min read · · Updated
What actually happened
The Alternative for Germany Party, or AfD has celebrated surging into first place in exit polls from the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt putting a far-right party on the cusp of power at state level for the first time since World War Two. It has emerged as the strongest political force in the eastern German state but apparently has fallen short of the absolute majority it had sought to govern alone.
Key points
- The Alternative for Germany Party, or AfD has celebrated surging into first place in exit polls from the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt putting a far-right party on the cusp of power at state level for the first time since World War Two.
- It has emerged as the strongest political force in the eastern German state but apparently has fallen short of the absolute majority it had sought to govern alone.
Summary based on data provided by SBS Australia. Full article available at the original publisher.
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