German far right surges in eastern elections

Posted on AllSides September 1st, 2019
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Support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged in two state elections in the east of the country as voters disillusioned with Angela Merkel’s government abandoned the center in droves.

Though the AfD didn't win either state as some had feared, it posted its best-ever result in both, sending a strong message to the Merkel's centrist coalition in Berlin.

In Saxony, a region of 3.5 million that borders the Czech Republic and Poland, the AfD nearly tripled its result from five years ago to finish second with 27.5 percent,...

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