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New German left party looks set to keep far-right from gaining power in Thuringia
BSW party chairwoman Sahra Wagenknecht

SAHRA WAGENKNECHT and her new left-wing alliance, BSW, look set to keep the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) from gaining power in Thuringia — despite the AfD’s victory in Sunday’s state election.

The success of the AfD in two state elections piled new pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s struggling government.

Chancellor Scholz described the results as “worrying.”

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