Far-right AfD wins first state parliament speaker post in Germany | DW News

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The AfD has become the first far-right party since World War II to secure the post of speaker in a German state parliament. The breakthrough came in Saxony-Anhalt, where the party scored a landslide victory in last month's election and is now setting its sights on leading a state government. Pablo Foley-Elias speaks to DW Correspondent Matthew Moore on what this means for the far-right’s continuing rise in Germany. #Germany #AFD #saxonyanhalt #dwnews 00:00 First far-right speaker in a German state parliament 01:21 Matthew Moore, DW Political Correspondent 03:20 What is the role of the speaker in a regional parliament? 06:50 What does it all mean for the "firewall" around the AfD? 09:37 What are the AfD's plans for Germany? For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Reddit: ht

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