German far-right set to secure its first ever regional parliament president
- Posted on October 6, 2026
- By Financial Times
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Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) is on track to achieve a historic political milestone by securing the presidency of a regional parliament assembly in Saxony-Anhalt. Tobias Rausch emerges as the leading candidate to become the first AfD member to hold this prominent institutional position, marking a significant shift in the party's political influence within Germany's federal structure and raising concerns among mainstream political parties about extremist representation in legislative bodies.
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