Germany's far-right AfD says 'democracy demands' parties work with them after state election win
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The far-right party is trying to form a government in the state after falling three seats short of a majority.
- Why it matters
- The AfD is testing whether the informal ban on coalitions with far-right parties, observed across German politics for years, will hold when they have significant parliamentary power at the state level.
- Most affected
- Other German state parties in that legislature — Face pressure to break a long-standing norm against coalition deals with the AfD.
- Likely next
- Whether other parties agree to negotiate with the AfD or whether they form a coalition excluding them, and how quickly that becomes clear.
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