German far-right AfD wins key state election but falls short of majority
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A German far-right party made big gains in Sunday's regional election. Exit polls show AfD secured 43.8 percent of the vote, in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. But it still needs to secure support from other parties to form a coalition government. And that could test a long-standing policy among Germany's mainstream parties of refusing to work with the far-right. Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane reports from Berlin, Germany. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #AfD #GermanyElection #SaxonyAnhalt #GermanPolitics #FarRight #Landtagswahl #ExitPolls #FriedrichMerz #AlJazeeraEnglish
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