Far-right AfD wins first state parliament speaker post

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One month after winning 44% of the regional vote, the party secured the presidency of the state parliament, with Tobias Rausch elected as speaker of the house.

What does this moment mean for Germany? DW’s correspondent reports from Magdeburg.