Germany's far-right AfD aims for breakthrough in state election
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"Germany's far-right AfD aims for breakthrough in state election" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 12 articles from 10 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include DW.com, The Guardian, CNN and BBC. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (13)
- A State in Germany Could Soon Have Far-Right Leaders. Here’s What to Know. The New York Times · 11h ago
- Germany news: Thousands expected at Saxony-Anhalt rallies DW.com · 1d ago
- All eyes on Saxony-Anhalt The Guardian · 1d ago
- Germany’s far-right AfD is poised for power CNN · 1d ago
- Germany's far-right AfD bids for first taste of power in eastern vote BBC · 1d ago
- Could the right-wing extremist AfD govern a German state for the first time? Brookings · 1d ago
- Saxony-Anhalt: Small parties will be the kingmakers dw.com · 2d ago
- Europe’s Far-Right Challenge Bloomberg.com · 2d ago
- Could the AfD become Germany's first far-right party to lead a state since WWII? CBS News · 2d ago
- Saxony-Anhalt elections: Interview with AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund DW.com · 2d ago
- Germany’s far right AfD eyes election breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt Al Jazeera · 2d ago
- Germany's far-right poised for power in state election NPR · 3d ago
- Why Germany’s Far-Right AfD Is Eyeing Its First Chance to Govern Bloomberg.com · 3d ago
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