Headline: UNCAPTIONED: German Far-Right Celebrates 'Historic' Electoral Triumph in the East
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Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has scored a significant win in Thuringia securing almost a third of the vote and surpassing the conservative CDU by nine points. This marks the first state parliament election victory for the far-right since World War Two. However, the AfD is unlikely to form a government as other parties refuse to collaborate with them. In Saxony, the AfD also made a strong showing, finishing just behind the CDU. Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the results "bitter" and urged mainstream parties to unite against the far-right. The AfD's controversial candidate in Thuringia, Björn Höcke, celebrated the "historic victory" despite not winning a direct mandate.
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