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AfD gets its first state parliament speaker in Germany, Merz voices concern

started October 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM · last changed 17d ago

Summary

Lawmakers in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament in Magdeburg elected AfD's Tobias Rausch as parliament speaker, the first time a far-right party has held the post in a German state since World War Two, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz voicing deep concern over the secret vote and speculation that some CDU lawmakers backed the AfD candidate.

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Extract from the source

Njemački kancelar zabrinut nakon što je AfD dobio prvog predsjednika pokrajinskog parlamenta Merz izražava "duboku zabrinutost" jer je desničarska stranka po prvi put osvojila mjesto

Main source

05:23 PMAnadolija (Anadolu Agency, BS)Open the original

Locations

  • Magdeburg · City / settlement

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Places mentioned in the report

  • where it happenedMagdeburg - capital of Saxony-Anhalt, where the state parliament vote was held

Sources (3)

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How the signal is calculated
Signal strength36

Total — moderate signal (20–39)

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