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AfD’s Tobias Rausch Elected Saxony-Anhalt Parliament Speaker
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- AfD lawmaker Tobias Rausch was elected speaker of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament, the first AfD speaker in postwar Germany.
- Rausch secured the position with 48 votes, exceeding opposition expectations.
- The Saxony-Anhalt AfD chapter is classified by authorities as right-wing extremist.
- BSW announced support for Rausch’s nomination.
- CSU leader Markus Söder condemned CDU members for abandoning the anti-AfD firewall.