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The far-right AfD party suffered a narrow electoral defeat on Sunday after huge protests swept across Germany against the anti-immigration group over revelations of debates about mass expulsions of immigrants.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) unexpectedly failed to win its second district administrator position in the central state of Thuringia on Sunday. In the closely watched race in the rural Saale-Orla district near the Czech border, AfD candidate Uwe Thrum and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) candidate Christian Herrgott faced each other in a run-off election. Although Thrum went into the run-off as the favourite, Herrgott won the post with 52.4% of the vote, against Thrum's 47.6%. The
The far-right party lost a district vote despite its candidate having a large lead two weeks ago. AfD has been the target of massive protests of late after a damning expose was published about its plans for governing.