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Will AfD’s Historic Win Affect Holocaust Remembrance in Germany?

On Sunday, The AfD secured a landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt, increasing its vote share to 43.8 percent and becoming the strongest political force in the state.
Governing since 2011, The Christian Democrats saw support plummet to 17.2 percent, while the combined total of that party, The Social Democrats, and Greens reached just 35.4 percent.
Winning 38 of 41 direct mandates, the organization now holds 39 of the 83 seats in the new state parliament, falling just three seats short of an absolute majority.
While this political group is not a mass fascist entity, its ethno-nationalist ideology and racist worldview are linked to the Nazi tradition, a claim the movement says is "False."
At least 27 million fatalities were associated with the war against the Soviet Union, yet the government of Russia applauds the regional surge, despite its links to that tradition.

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Will AfD’s historic win affect Holocaust remembrance in Germany?

Some of Alternative for Germany's regional branches, including in Saxony-Anhalt, have been classified as right-wing extremist organizations by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency.

10 hours ago·Jerusalem, Israel

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Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija

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Center

Presidential Advisor: Despite AfD Victory, There Is No Threat to the Brigade's Deployment in Lithuania

The President's Chief Advisor on Foreign Policy, Asta Skaisgirytė, states that the victory of the German far-right party "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) in the regional elections is a wake-up call for traditional European parties, but there are certainly no negative indications regarding the Berlin Brigade deployed in Lithuania.

15 hours ago·Vilnius, Lithuania

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World Socialist Web Site

Far Left

The Alternative for Germany’s electoral victory: Who is responsible?

The AfD’s electoral success is part of an international shift to the right among the ruling elites. The struggle to oppose this must be based on a socialist programme directed against capitalism.

18 hours ago·United States

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Origo

Right

What Does the AfD Victory Mean for Germany and Europe?

Some see a historic turning point, others a disaster, and still others a failure of German politics after the Saxony-Anhalt state election.

18 hours ago·Budapest, Hungary

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Australian Financial Review

Lean Right

Germany’s victorious extremists have friends in very high places

Both the Kremlin and the Trump administration are cheering on the rise of the AfD, which won an election for the first time since the defeat of the Nazis.

19 hours ago·Sydney, Australia

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