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In Saxony-Anhalt election, small parties will be kingmakers • Nov. 12, 2026, 12:06 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Democracy study: How authoritarian are Germans? • Nov. 11, 2026, 8:56 PM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Germany news: Presidential candidate Ilse Aigner meets with parties in Bundestag, but not AfD or Linke • Nov. 10, 2026, 3:27 PM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Germany: CDU ahead in Lower Saxony local election • Nov. 10, 2026, 12:46 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Germany: Is Saxony-Anhalt's economy really struggling? • Nov. 8, 2026, 12:18 PM ET (Deutsche Welle)

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Also Known As Alternative für Deutschland • AfD
Areas Of Involvement nationalism • right
Related People Alice Weidel

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Supporters at an Alternative for Germany rally in Erfurt hold a large blue AfD flag and a German flag, with a crowd and church spires visible in the background.
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