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Merkel’s party urges snap vote in Thuringia state after far-right shock
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party calls for fresh elections in Thuringia after a regional politician was unexpectedly elected today as the state’s premier with votes from the far-right AfD, breaking a political taboo in Germany.
“The CDU has said time and again there can be no cooperation with the AfD,” says Paul Ziemiak, secretary-general of the center-right CDU. “New elections would be the best thing for Thuringia.”
— AFP
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