AfD candidate elected speaker of German regional parliament for first time
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"AfD candidate elected speaker of German regional parliament for first time" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 1 articles from 1 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Guardian. 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 (1)
- State parliament elects Germany’s first far-right speaker since second world war The Guardian · 5h ago
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