The populist far-right party has won its first seat in a district council election in Sonneberg. This is despite representatives of the SPD, Greens, FDP and other parties calling for support for his opponent.
Robert Sesselmann, a lawyer and regional lawmaker, came out on top against incumbent Jürgen Köpper of the centre-right Christian Democrat Party (CDU )in a runoff election in Sonneberg county.
Sesselmann took 52.8% of the vote in the second round run-off.
Sonneberg is located in Thuringia, one of three eastern regions that holds state elections next year.
The AfD in Thuringia has been classified as a right-wing extremist by the state’s domestic intelligence agency and is under surveillance.
In recent polls, the AfD has been on the rise nationwide, but especially in the eastern German states.
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