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Far-right AfD and left-wing Die Linke win German state elections

The AfD secured about 38.2 per cent in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, ahead of the centre-left Social Democrats on 35.5 per cent, according to preliminary results reported on Monday.

Far-right AfD and left-wing Die Linke win German state elections

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The AfD secured about 38.2 per cent in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, ahead of the centre-left Social Democrats on 35.5 per cent, according to preliminary results reported on Monday.

Germany's Alternative for Germany won the state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on Sunday, while far-left Die Linke finished first in Berlin, dealing another electoral setback to Chancellor...

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The AfD secured about 38.2 per cent in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, ahead of the centre-left Social Democrats on 35.5 per cent, according to preliminary results reported on Monday. Germany's Alternative for Germany won the state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on Sunday, while far-left Die Linke finished first in Berlin, dealing another electoral setback to Chancellor Friedrich Merz 's Christian Democratic Union.

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Germany's Alternative for Germany won the state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on Sunday, while far-left Die Linke finished first in Berlin, dealing another electoral setback to Chancellor Friedrich Merz 's Christian Democratic Union.

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