DW News. . AfD leader Tino Chrupalla called Germany's extreme summer "perfectly normal" and dismissed concerns as scaremongering. But temperature records — and climate science — tell a different story. #DWEnvironmentNews
Voting began in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday in a closely watched state election that could see Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) make history by becoming the first far-right party to take power at state level since World War Two, with the party's 35-year-old lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund declaring its rise "can no longer be stopped".
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German voters are going to the polls for a regional election in Saxony-Anhalt, where the far-right AfD is expected to win big.
The AfD has been polling at over 40% for months in Saxony-Anhalt and is aiming for a historic win.
- The latest poll gave the AfD a commanding lead of 41%.
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Germany's far-right AfD eyes historic breakthrough in eastern state election
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‘Can no longer be stopped’: AfD races towards historic win in Germany state vote
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DW News. . AfD leader Tino Chrupalla called Germany's extreme summer "perfectly normal" and dismissed concerns as scaremongering. But temperature records — and climate science — tell a different story. #DWEnvironmentNews
Why it matters
- AfD's potential win in Saxony-Anhalt state election
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