Thuringia may represent just two percent of Germany’s population, but the eastern region is hardly an outlier. The far-right finishing first in Sunday’s regional elections while also surging in nearby Saxony. True, the AfD, whose lead candidate Bjorn Hocke was twice fined this year for using Nazi-era slogans at rallies, will not be in government.
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