The Alternative for Germany Party Was Able to Head the Land Parliament in Germany for the First Time
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Chanting 'Nazis out,' hundreds of people protesting against a member of the far-right party taking the top parliamentary post
35-year-old Tobias Raush from the far-right "Alternatives for Germany" was elected president of the Federal State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt and became the first German politician of this party to assume the position of head of the Landtag.
Recently, the right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) achieved a major election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, and the party's candidate Tobias Rausch was elected speaker of the state parliament with the support of left-wing populists.
AfD strengthens position after election victory in Saxony-Anhalt with support from Sahra Wagenknecht's Alliance.
The election of the AfD candidate Tobias Rausch as Landtag president of Saxony-Anhalt is clearly condemned. Greens and leftists also criticise the BSW and the CDU.
The 35-year-old deputy Tobias Rausch is elected to the highest office of Saxony-Anhalt in Magdeburg with a surprisingly clear majority: the votes were not only from the ranks of AfD and BSW.
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