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'Like a MAGA campaign': Why is the AfD so popular in Saxony-Anhalt?

The far-right AfD is on course for a landslide win in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. We spoke to historian and journalist Katja Hoyer for her take on why the party has become so popular.

'Like a MAGA campaign': Why is the AfD so popular in Saxony-Anhalt?

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The far-right AfD is on course for a landslide win in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday.

We spoke to historian and journalist Katja Hoyer for her take on why the party has become so popular.

The far-right AfD is on course for a landslide win in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. We spoke to historian and journalist Katja Hoyer for her take on why the party has become so popular.

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The far-right AfD is on course for a landslide win in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. We spoke to historian and journalist Katja Hoyer for her take on why the party has become so popular.

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