Germany: Far-right AfD wins first state vote since WWII
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Germany: Far-right AfD wins first state vote since WWII

The far-right AfD won the election in Thuringia, securing 32.8% of the vote, preliminary results showed after all votes were counted. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) came second, winning 23.6%. The upstart, left-wing party Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) was third with 15.8% of the vote. Germany’s ruling coalition parties, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD), the environmentalist Greens and business-focused Free Democrats (FDP), received a drubbing at...