Germany’s Merz vows to fight ‘extremism’ after AfD, far-left election gains
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- After winning a state election last month, the AfD is now on the cusp of being the first far-right party to oversee a state Parliament since the Nazi era.
- Although Tobias Rausch's role is largely symbolic, opponents have described the result as a watershed moment.
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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.
- 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.
- At a rare public hearing Germany's intelligence agencies identified Russia as the country's most dangerous adversary. The threat from China is also coming into focus. And the homegrown far right also poses a challenge.
- 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).
- Eastern-based parliament votes to replace longtime speaker with Al-Salhin Abdelnabi al-Obeidi.
- Lawmakers of the center-right CDU may have voted for the far-right AfD candidate for parliamentary speaker in Saxony-Anhalt. Germany's Social Democrats warn of a "unique breach of taboos."
- Far-right and far-left parties gain ground in local elections as Merz's approval rating sinks.