The populist AfD party is flying high in national polls, and its candidate Jörg Prophet hopes to break a major taboo by becoming the mayor of Nordhausen in former East Germany.
The populist AfD party is flying high in national polls, and its candidate Jörg Prophet hopes to break a major taboo by becoming the mayor of Nordhausen in former East Germany.
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The populist AfD party is flying high in national polls, and its candidate Jörg Prophet hopes to break a major taboo by becoming the mayor of Nordhausen in former East Germany.
Jörg Prophet, the candidate from the far-right AfD, had been the clear favorite to win the runoff vote. Instead, independent incumbent Kai Buchmann has managed to hold onto his post.