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German state parliament elects first far-right speaker since second world war
Original: State parliament elects Germany's first far-right speaker since second world war https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/
A German state parliament has elected a far-right speaker, the first in the country since the second world war. The election of Tobias Rausch, linked to the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), marks an unprecedented postwar breakthrough for the far right in a German legislative body. The move is drawing attention across Europe as a sign of the party's growing institutional influence.
Why now: It marks the first time since 1945 that a far-right politician has held the speaker's role in a German parliament, a symbolic milestone in German politics.
Tobias RauschAlternative für Deutschland (AfD)Germany
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- State parliament elects Germany's first far-right speaker since second world war https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/06/germany-afd-first-far-right-tobias-rausch-speaker-since-war # Politics # Germany # Europe · guardian_world@robot.villas · 4
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