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A mayoral race in a small city highlights the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party

  • Joerg Prophet of the AfD party is leading in the mayoral runoff vote, reflecting the AfD's growing influence in German politics.
  • The AfD has been gaining momentum since its founding in 2013, with recent victories including executive-level positions and mayorships in Sonneberg and Raguhn-Jessnitz. These wins help normalize the AfD in the political landscape.
  • The success of the AfD has put pressure on other political parties in Germany to combat its rise.
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A mayoral race in a small city highlights the rise of Germany's far-right AfD party

The German city of Nordhausen is best known as the location of the former Nazi concentration camp Mittelbau-Dora.On Sunday, a mayoral election again put the focus on the municipality of 42,000 people over fears that a far-right candidate would win the vote — a prospect the town ultimately seems to have avoided.

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A mayoral race in a small city highlights the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party

The German city of Nordhausen is best known as the location of the former Nazi concentration camp Mittelbau-Dora.

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A mayoral race in a small city highlights the rise of Germany's far-right AfD party

By EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German city of Nordhausen is best known as the location of the former Nazi concentration camp Mittelbau-Dora. A mayoral election on Sunday could again put the focus on the municipality of 42,000 people if a far-right candidate wins the vote. The election underscores recent gains nationally for the Alternative for Germany or AfD party and the increasing influence it has on the political discu…

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A mayoral race in a small city highlights the rise of Germany's far-right AfD party

BERLIN (AP) -- The German city of Nordhausen is best known as the location of the former Nazi concentration camp Mittelbau-Dora.

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Thuringia: AfD candidate Prophet loses OB runoff election in Nordhausen

The right-wing party had hoped to appoint a Lord Mayor for the first time. But in the district seat, Jörg Prophet won only 45.1 percent of the votes in the runoff election. The non-party Kai Buchmann remains in office - despite allegations of bullying against him.

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German far-right leads mayoral race near former Nazi camp

Joerg Prophet flashed a brilliant white grin as he greeted voters at his campaign stand in Nordhausen, a small but prosperous city in the former East German state of Thuringia.The mayoral candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has plenty to smile about. He is the clear favorite to win Sunday's run-off vote to lead the city of 40,000 people.A win for the 61-year-old former entrepreneur would be a "catastrophe", said the keepers…

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