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The Far Right Can’t Stand Being Called “Far Right”

On Sunday, the German far-right party Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) won a resounding—and disturbing—victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. While falling short of the majority it needed to control the government without other parties' cooperation, the result is the latest sign that AfD's ultranationalist politics are surging in parts of the country.

The Far Right Can’t Stand Being Called “Far Right”

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On Sunday, the German far-right party Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) won a resounding—and disturbing—victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

While falling short of the majority it needed to control the government without other parties' cooperation, the result is the latest sign that AfD's ultranationalist politics are surging in parts of the...

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On Sunday, the German far-right party Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) won a resounding—and disturbing—victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. While falling short of the majority it needed to control the government without other parties' cooperation, the result is the latest sign that AfD's ultranationalist politics are surging in parts of the country.

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