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- Around 150,000 people protested the Alternative for Germany after its Saxony-Anhalt election win.
- Demonstrations took place in about 20 cities, such as Berlin, Hamburg and Munich.
- Protesters carried signs saying “Ban the AfD now” and “Democracy needs no alternatives.”
- Campact head Christoph Bautz said civil society aims to stop the AfD from gaining power.
- The AfD secured nearly 44 % of the vote, three seats shy of a majority.