Germany’s AfD Party Wins Its First Victory In A Local Election

Robert Sesselmann (center) was joined by the party's leader in Thuringia, Björn Höcke (left), and national AfD chairman Tino Chrupalla (right). Image: Jacob Schröter/IMAGO  

DW: Germany: Far-right AfD wins first governing post 

The populist AfD party has won a district council election for the first time with Robert Sesselmann elected in Sonneberg. This was despite all other parties urging their supporters to vote for the other candidate. 

 For the first time in Germany, the AfD has won a district council election, administrators announced on Sunday. 

Voters in the central German town of Sonneberg elected AfD candidate Robert Sesselmann at the expense of incumbent district administrator Jürgen Köpper of the CDU.  

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WNU Editor: They won with 52.8 percent of the vote. This is a breakthrough win. The expectation now is that they are going to win a number of major local elections next year. 

Germany’s AfD Party Wins Its First Victory In A Local Election  

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