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German voters elect far-right AfD candidate to lead district for the first time

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By Inke Kappeler and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A candidate from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won a local leadership post for the first time on Sunday in a resounding victory for a group whose anti-migrant, Euroskeptic and anti-Muslim agenda is under surveillance by German autho…

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8 articles, oldest first.

  1. Deutsche Welle

    Germany: Far-right AfD wins first governing post – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The populist AfD party has won a district council election for the first time with Robert Sesselmann elected in Sonneberg. This was despite all other parties urging their supporters to vote for the other candidate.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Germany's far-right AfD seeks election breakthrough – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Alternative for Germany hopes to win the political party's first-ever governing post. All other parties are urging residents to vote against him.

  3. France 24

    Germany’s far-right AfD party wins historic victory in local election (opens France 24)

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    Germany's far-right AfD won its first district election Sunday, a further boost to the anti-immigration party as it surges to record highs in opinion polls.

  4. The Guardian

    Far-right AfD wins local election in ‘watershed moment’ for German politics (opens The Guardian)

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    Central Council of Jews says it is devastated by populist party’s first victory in eastern town of Sonneberg

  5. KTVZ Bend

    German voters elect far-right AfD candidate to lead district for the first time (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Inke Kappeler and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A candidate from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won a local leadership post for the first time on Sunday in a resounding victory for a group whose anti-migrant, Euroskeptic and anti-Muslim agenda is under surveillance by German autho…

  6. The Times of Israel

    German far-right party wins its first county leadership post, rising in polls (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Victory of AfD's candidate in rural Sonneberg area reflects rising popularity of anti-immigration party; Jewish group says party's surge is something we 'cannot simply accept'

  7. The Brunswick News

    Far-right AfD party scores district victory in first for Germany (opens The Brunswick News)

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    German voters elected a member of the far-right Alternative for Germany as district administrator for the first time, handing the party a victory in an eastern stronghold as its national

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