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The far right is becoming normalised in Germany – and winning. Australia should take heed | Charlotte Feakins

and both have had recent electoral success Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast The recent win for the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in Germany is shocking, except it's not shocking. The writing has been on the wall for quite some time.

The far right is becoming normalised in Germany – and winning. Australia should take heed | Charlotte Feakins

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and both have had recent electoral success Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast The recent win for the Alternative für...

Last Sunday, the far-right, pro-Russian and anti-immigration AfD won almost 44% of the vote in the election in Saxony-Anhalt, a largely rural state in the former East Germany, more than doubling its...

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and both have had recent electoral success Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast The recent win for the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in Germany is shocking, except it's not shocking. The writing has been on the wall for quite some time. Last Sunday, the far-right, pro-Russian and anti-immigration AfD won almost 44% of the vote in the election in Saxony-Anhalt, a largely rural state in the former East Germany, more than doubling its previous result and finishing far ahead of the Christian Democrats.

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The writing has been on the wall for quite some time. Last Sunday, the far-right, pro-Russian and anti-immigration AfD won almost 44% of the vote in the election in Saxony-Anhalt, a largely rural state in the former East Germany, more than doubling its previous result and finishing far ahead of the Christian Democrats.

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