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German far right hails 'historic' election victory in east

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Alternative for Germany (AfD) wins big victory in state parliament election in Thuringia .

Far-right party nine points ahead of CDU , far ahead of Germany 's governing parties.

AfD's top candidate BjÃrn HÃcke hails a "historic victory" for his party.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls on other parties to form state governments without far right.

In Saxony , the conservatives won 42 seats, just ahead of the AfD with 41 , while Sahra Wagenknecht's party is in third with 15 seats.

The AfD has been classified as right-wing extremist by domestic intelligence in Thuringia .

A third eastern state, Brandenburg , is due to vote in three weeks' time.

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