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Far-right party looking to make gains in 2 state elections in eastern Germany

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Far-right party looking to make gains in 2 state elections in eastern Germany

Far-right party looking to make gains in 2 state elections in eastern Germany

Germans are casting their votes on Sunday in Saxony and Thuringia, in the east of the country, in an election that could see the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the strongest party for the first time and produce painful results for the unpopular national government.


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