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Germany's far-right AfD nears state power for the first time since Nazi era

Winner of Saxony-Anhalt state election, largest party in state parliament

For the first time since 1945, a German state is poised to be governed by the far right. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) took 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt's September 7 election, nearly an absolute majority. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats trailed at 17.2%.

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