How did the AfD become so powerful in Germany?

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Sep 8, 202619:46News & Politics

The far-right Alternative for Germany party won almost 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, more than doubling its support and delivering its strongest ever result in a German state election. The result has shaken...

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