AfD support rises in eastern Germany amid immigration concerns

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Support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) continues to rise, particularly in eastern states like Thuringia and Brandenburg, where recent elections showed the AfD winning 36% of the under-30 vote. In Jämlitz and Klein Düben, 57.5% of local voters backed the AfD. The party's popularity is fueled by concerns over immigration and military aid to Ukraine, with national polls indicating the AfD at 18% and the newly formed Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance at 8%.


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