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Germany (AfD) has built its electoral momentum and state-level political gains around a strongly nationalist, anti-establishment, and populist platform. I asked Gemini what platforms the party is running on...
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Germans vote in eastern state as far-right AfD eyes power Saxony-Anhalt elections could see AfD become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since WWII.
Recent surveys place AfD at 40 percent, ahead of the centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) at 23 percent.
AfD has led comfortably in the pre-election opinion polls for months and has a chance at winning an absolute majority if several smaller parties fail to clear the 5 percent threshold to enter the parliament.
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Germans vote in eastern state as far-right AfD eyes power Saxony-Anhalt elections could see AfD become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since WWII. Recent surveys place AfD at 40 percent, ahead of the centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) at 23 percent. AfD has led comfortably in the pre-election opinion polls for months and has a chance at winning an absolute majority if several smaller parties fail to clear the 5 percent threshold to enter the parliament.
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- Germany (AfD) has built its electoral momentum and state-level political gains around a strongly nationalist, anti-establishment, and populist platform.
- Here are the core pillars the AfD has consistently used to run its campaigns: ## 1.
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- By Al Jazeera Staff, DPA and Reuters Published On 6 Sep 2026 6 Sep 2026 Voting is under way in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt that could see the Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the first...
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All around the world right-wing authoritarian parties are winning. They win by persecuting a minority and generating hate. I asked Gemini what platforms the party is running on...
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