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AfD puts forward Landtag president in Saxony-Anhalt
Original: Sachsen-Anhalt: AfD stellt Landtagspräsidenten. CDU löst sich auf? Abgesang auf die Demokratie. https:// fokusm.com/sach
In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD is reported to be supplying the president of the state parliament, a role traditionally filled by the largest or governing parties. Critics, including left-leaning commentators, frame the move as a historic breach of democratic norms and question whether the CDU is enabling it, with some calling it a sign of democracy's erosion in the state.
Why now: The far-right AfD reportedly securing the Landtag presidency is seen as an unprecedented normalisation of the party in a German state parliament.
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