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Only the beginning? German far-right's breakthrough shakes Europe to its core

Only the beginning? German far-right's breakthrough shakes Europe to its coreWorldPing

Not enough to win outright but enough to shake Germany and Europe to their core: the far-right Alterniv für Deutschland trouncing the ruling conservatives in the impoverished former East German region of Saxony-Anhalt.

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