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For the first time ever, the right-populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) won a state election.
In Thuringia , the party gained 32.8 per cent of the votes.
In Saxony , the AfD won 30.6 per cent and came just 1.3 per cent behind the leading CDU .
The success of Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance ( BSW ) is no less spectacular.
Even those who don’t like the party, but are principled democrats , can see the problem with a party that won a democratic election.
The more success the AfD enjoys, the more establishment will insist that Thuringia and Saxony are riddled with right-wing voters, hoodwinked by the likes of Höcke .
Only 21 per cent of Thuringians believe Höckke is a good politician.
But the BSW has been careful to distance itself from the right-populists and has ruled out forming a coalition.
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