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A Teutonic Titanic Transition - AfD Wins the Speakership of the Saxony-Anhalt Parliament

Hot Air 07 Oct 2026
On 6 September, the populists in Germany made history by winning a state election and only missing an outright majority in the Landtag (state parliament) of Saxony-Anhalt by the merest whisker.  Advertisement.
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Germany news: Saxony-Anhalt parliament sits after AfD win

Deutsche Welle 06 Oct 2026
At its first session, the new state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt is to vote on a speaker nominated by the far-right AfD. And Germany's foreign minister has warned that the climate crisis could fuel extremism. DW has more ... .
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Germany's far-right AfD makes history again in Saxony-Anhalt

Deutsche Welle 06 Oct 2026
For the first time since the end of World War II, a German state parliament has chosen parliamentary speaker from the far right. Tobias Rausch of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) ... .
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Saxony-Anhalt elects first AfD state parliament president in Germany

Xinhua 06 Oct 2026
6 (Xinhua) -- The state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt on Tuesday elected far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) lawmaker Tobias Rausch as its president, making him the first AfD member in Germany to hold such a post.
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Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state elects AfD parliament speaker in historic vote

Anadolu Agency 06 Oct 2026
The state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt elected 35-year-old Tobias Rausch to its highest office in the first round of voting ... classified the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt as a confirmed far-right extremist group.
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AfD passes milestone with first parliamentary speaker post in Saxony-Anhalt

The Irish Times 06 Oct 2026
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) passed another political milestone on Tuesday when it secured its first parliamentary speaker post in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.
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Lawmakers Set to Elect Germany’s 1st Far-Right Statehouse Speaker Since 1945

New York Times 06 Oct 2026
After winning a state election last month, the AfD is now on the cusp of being the first far-right party to oversee a state Parliament since the Nazi era ... .
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Box: Mater Dei 43, Saxony Lutheran 28

St Louis Post-Dispatch 01 Oct 2026
Box. Mater Dei 43, Saxony Lutheran 28 ... .
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German far-right aims to lead Saxony-Anhalt govt in December

Morgan Citizen 29 Sep 2026
The leader of the far-right AfD in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt said Tuesday he hopes to become state premier in December after the party's crushing election victory earlier this month ... .
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Why Germany’s Leader Merz Is Struggling to Sway Voters

New York Times 23 Sep 2026
As the far right surges, Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s unpopular economic policies and gruff manner have failed to sway voters turned by rivals’ promises of easy fixes ... .
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