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Coverage dated October 6, 2026

Germany’s far right claims its first statehouse speaker since 1945

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In the legislative election last month in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative for Germany party won 39 of 83 seats.

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  1. Financial Times

    German far right set to secure first-ever regional parliament president (opens Financial Times)

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    Tobias Rausch hoping to become the AfD’s figurehead in the Saxony-Anhalt assembly

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Germany news: Saxony-Anhalt parliament sits after AfD win (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    At its first session, the new state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt is to vote on a speaker nominated by the far-right AfD. The foreign minister has warned that the climate crisis could fuel extremism. DW has more.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Germany news: Far-right AfD gets first house speaker in a German state parliament (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    An AfD member has become speaker in Saxony-Anhalt's state parliament with the help of the populist BSW party. And Germany's foreign minister has warned that the climate crisis could fuel extremism. DW has more.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Germany's far-right AfD makes history again in Saxony-Anhalt (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    For the first time since the end of World War II, a German state parliament has chosen parliamentary speaker from the far right: Tobias Rausch of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

  5. BBC News

    AfD candidate elected speaker of German regional parliament for first time (opens BBC News)

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    Although Tobias Rausch's role is largely symbolic, opponents have described the result as a watershed moment.

  6. The Guardian

    State parliament elects Germany’s first far-right speaker since second world war (opens The Guardian)

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    Tobias Rausch secures role of president in Saxony-Anhalt after AfD’s election breakthrough Europe live – latest updates 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.

  7. The Boston Globe

    Germany’s far right claims its first statehouse speaker since 1945 (opens The Boston Globe)

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    In the legislative election last month in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative for Germany party won 39 of 83 seats.

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