“Alternative for Germany” won the elections in Thuringia for the first time

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has emerged as the leader in state elections in the eastern federal state of Thuringia, taking first place in state elections in Germany for the first time in history. AR writes about it, passes it on UNN.

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AdN received 32.8% of the vote in the elections in Thuringia, reports Focus magazine. The party will receive 32 seats out of 88 in the regional parliament.

The second place was taken by the Christian Democratic Union (23.6%).

The Sara Wagenknecht Union for Reason and Justice is in third place (15.8%), and the Left Party is in fourth place (13.1%).

AdN and the Sara Wagenknecht Union oppose anti-Russian sanctions and support strengthening relations with Moscow. The current prime minister of Thuringia, Bodo Ramelov (Left Party), previously advocated a “European peaceful order that includes Russia.”

The Social Democratic Party of Germany, led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, won 6.1% and will get only six seats in the Landtag. “The Greens” and the Free Democratic Party, which are part of the government coalition, did not receive seats in the regional parliament.

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