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Germany built a ‘firewall’ so the far-right could never take power again. It just failed in Saxony-Anhalt

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Germany built a ‘firewall’ so the far-right could never take power again. It just failed in Saxony-Anhalt
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Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has established itself as a significant political force in the 13 years since its founding, but it has never been part of any state or federal government. That’s a result of what is often called a “firewall” against cooperation with the anti-immigrant, far-right party.



That firewall faces its biggest test after AfD won a landslide victory in Sunday’s election in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt.



Germany’s mainstream parties have lon

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