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AfD takes 44% in Saxony-Anhalt but path to power remains blocked
The far-right party more than doubled its vote share in a historic result, yet mainstream parties' refusal to cooperate could leave it unable to form a government
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Gerhard Feige
Bishop of Magdeburg, Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg
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Politics
AfD predicted to take Saxony-Anhalt as polls close on historic German state vote
The far-right party is polling at 41 per cent, potentially enough for an absolute majority and the first state government led by a party classified as rightwing extremist since 1945.
