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AfD Tops an East German State Vote, and Japan Eyes Its Own Immigration Debate
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AfD Tops an East German State Vote, and Japan Eyes Its Own Immigration Debate

In a September 6 state election in Saxony-Anhalt, the anti-immigration AfD took about 44% to become the largest party, though without a majority. Japanese netizens read it as a warning for Japan's own expansion of foreign-worker intake, while others pushed back on calling the party 'far-right' or 'Nazi.'

AfD Reaches 42% in a German State Poll
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AfD Reaches 42% in a German State Poll

Polling in Saxony-Anhalt put Alternative for Germany at 42% against 22% for the CDU. Japanese commenters explained the surge through immigration policy and through social media, but the largest single block of posts was a running argument over whether Hitler would have been remembered as a leader if not for Auschwitz.