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Chancellor accuses far-right of ethnic cleansing policies after Saxony-Anhalt vote. Coalition arithmetic remains uncertain despite record share.
9 September 2026
Independent · Brussels & Berlin
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President of the Bundestag, Bundestag
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Chancellor accuses far-right of ethnic cleansing policies after Saxony-Anhalt vote. Coalition arithmetic remains uncertain despite record share.
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