https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/afd-wins-state-parliament-speakership-in-saxony-anhalt-with-far-left-backingContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/afd-wins-state-parliament-speakership-in-saxony-anhalt-with-far-left-backinghttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/afd-wins-state-parliament-speakership-in-saxony-anhalt-with-far-left-backing#u122052Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:47:14 +0000Tobias Rausch of the Alternative for Germany party secured election as speaker of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament on Tuesday, securing 48 votes with 29 opposing and five abstentions. This milestone marks the first time the far-right party has captured a parliamentary speakership in any German state legislature since the end of the Second World War. The breakthrough follows an electoral win in eastern Germany that tests the national political firewall meant to isolate the party.Why it mattersThe Alternative for Germany was founded in 2013 and has grown from an anti-Eurozone movement into a m