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Germany's far-right AfD hails big victory in east, but falls short of majority
The Alternative for Germany captured 39 seats in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament, falling three seats short of an absolute majority in the election.
The Alternative for Germany captured 39 seats in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament, falling three seats short of an absolute majority in the election.
Roughly 1.7 million voters in Saxony-Anhalt cast ballots as the populist AfD seeks its first state government in post-war Germany, testing the mainstream firewall.
With the far-right party leading polls by a wide margin, Sunday's high-stakes election in Saxony-Anhalt could break a foundational post-war political barrier.