Germany’s far-right AfD makes gains in local vote, but is fended off by mainstream slates
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The nationalist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party made significant gains in local elections in the northwestern German state of Lower Saxony, home to eight million people. Tripling its support compared to five years ago, the party finished third in a race ultimately won by Germany’s leading conservative party.
Mainstream political slates successfully fended off the far-right advance in the state. However, the electoral contest was widely viewed as a critical test of the AfD's recent surge in popularity and demonstrated its ability to siphon votes away from traditional mainstream parties in the region.
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Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem, Israel) (IL)Focuses on the AfD siphoning votes from mainstream parties and testing recent surges.
Times of Israel (IL)Emphasizes the tripling of support and finishing third behind leading conservatives.
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