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State parliament elects Germany’s first far-right speaker since second world war

Global Published 6 October 2026, 20:38 · archived 6 Oct 2026

Tobias Rausch secures role of president in Saxony-Anhalt after AfD’s election breakthroughEurope live – latest updatesThe Alternative für Deutschland has become Germany’s first far-right party to secure the position of speaker of a regional parliament since the second world war.Tobias Rausch, a former estate agent, was elected in the first round of voting on Tuesday in Saxony-Anhalt. He won 48 out of the 82 votes cast. Continue reading...

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