Thousands Rally Against AfD as Party Tops 40% Ahead of Saxony-Anhalt Vote
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Updated · DW (English) · Sep 5
Thousands Rally Against AfD as Party Tops 40% Ahead of Saxony-Anhalt Vote
3 articles · Updated · DW (English) · Sep 5
Summary
12 rallies are planned in Magdeburg and more in Halle on Saturday, with thousands expected to protest the far-right AfD before Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt state election.
Most events are being organized by trade unions and civil society groups, including a “democracy festival,” while AfD is holding its final campaign event in the state capital.
Polls put AfD above 40%, making it the clear front-runner and raising the prospect that a far-right party could win the most votes in a German state for the first time since World War II.
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