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AfD nearly doubles seats in Saxony-Anhalt as Merz's promise collapses
The far right's state election victory exposes the chancellor's weakness and challenges Germany's postwar anti-fascist consensus
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Charlotte Knobloch
Former chair, Central Council of Jews in Germany
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AfD projected to win Saxony-Anhalt with 44 percent
Projections give the far-right party a historic lead over the CDU, but whether it can govern depends on whether a left-wing populist rival clears the five-per-cent threshold.
