Alternative for Germany First Far-Right Legislature Since Nazi Era
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AfD politician Tobias Rausch has been elected Speaker of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. It is the first time that the radical right-wing party has filled the position of Speaker of a state parliament.
For the first time in the party's history, a candidate from the radical right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has been elected as president of a state parliament (Landtag). Tobias Rausch won the required number of votes in the first round on Tuesday, following the AfD's landslide victory in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on September 6.
The election of the President of the Land parliament in Saxony-Anhalt shows that the extreme rights can rely on stirrups in other factions.
The AfD has secured the presidency of a state parliament for the first time. At the first session of the newly elected parliament in Saxony-Anhalt, AfD member Tobias Rausch was elected. It marks an important milestone in the transfer of power in the state. AfD leader Ulrich Siegmund speaks of a historic day. The left-wing opposition is also using strong words. For the first time since Hermann Göring, a far-right parliamentary speaker has been el…
After the election of the AfD-man Tobias Rausch as the president of the state parliament, the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt threatens to break up. Four CDU-deputies may have voted for him. This was preceded by a month-long dispute.
The Parliament in Saxony-Anhalt elected Tobias Rausch as President of the Landtag in the first ballot. He received 48 votes, four more than the computational alliance of AfD and BSW. WORLD reporter Lutz Stordel classified the result.
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