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Germany’s Far Right Puts First Crack in Establishment’s Defenses

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  • AfD may be biggest winner from chaos of Thuringia election
  • Flower bouquet thrown in anger shows party is hitting a nerve
Kemmerich, left, and Bjoern Hoecke, the Alternative for Germany party’s leader in Thuringia, shake hands in the state legislature on Feb. 5.

Kemmerich, left, and Bjoern Hoecke, the Alternative for Germany party’s leader in Thuringia, shake hands in the state legislature on Feb. 5.

Photographer: Jens Schlueter/AFP via Getty Images

Thomas Kemmerich stood in the state legislature on Wednesday to accept the traditional floral tributes from lawmakers after his election as premier of Thuringia in eastern Germany.

But after his unprecedented coup in winning support from both Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union and the far-right Alternative for Germany, the caucus leader of the biggest party was in no mood for formalities. Susanne Hennig-Wellsow from the former communists of The Left tossed her bouquet at Kemmerich’s feet and walked off.