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Germany's AfD loses mayoral race in Nordhausen - The Street Journal thestreetjournal.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestreetjournal.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Far-right candidate Jörg Prophet was beaten by the outgoing mayor of Nordhausen in the second round of voting. The incumbent Kai Buchmann, without a label, made an unexpected comeback and finally won with 54.9% of the vote. The election had double symbolic value in a context of strong surge of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the polls. The AfD is second nationally (22%) ahead of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Sunday lost a tight mayoral race where the party had been tipped to secure the office of city mayor for the first time.