German Parties Keep Far Right From Power Despite State Win

  • All other parties refuse to join party in Thuringia coalition
  • Scholz’s ruling alliance battered in twin regional ballots

AfD supporters in Erfurt, Germany, on Aug. 31.

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Political parties in two eastern regions moved to block the Alternative for Germany from power after the far-right party won Sunday’s election in Thuringia and came a close second in neighboring Saxony.

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