By Thomas Escritt ERFURT, Germany (Reuters) - The convention by which Germany's far right is kept far from government regardless of how many ...
By Thomas Escritt ERFURT, Germany - The convention by which Germany's far right is kept far from government regardless of how many parliamentary seats it wins was dealt another blow onBy Thomas Escritt
Thursday's vote in Thuringia's parliament, when the far right, the conservative Christian Democrats and the pro-business Free Democrats combined to push through a tax cut against the wishes of the left-wing coalition, is the latest sign of change. "I can't make good, important decisions that help families and the economy, subordinate to the risk that the wrong people might vote for them," he said.
But it is in the rolling hillsides of thickly forested Thuringia that the AfD's success rings the most alarm bells: anti-terror authorities there are formally monitoring the regional organisation, which they deem extremist.
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