Germany: Did CDU lawmakers support the far-right AfD?
Lawmakers of the center-right CDU may have voted for the far-right AfD candidate for parliamentary speaker in Saxony-Anhalt.
According to DW, lawmakers of the center-right CDU may have voted for the far-right AfD candidate for parliamentary speaker in Saxony-Anhalt.
Germany's Social Democrats warn of a "unique breach of taboos."
This politics story centres on Germany. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include CDU, AfD and Germany's Social Democrats.
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- Germany · Europe
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- CDU, AfD, Germany's Social Democrats, Saxony-Anhalt
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- Politics
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