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Liberal premier backed by far-right in German state
By EUobserver
A liberal politician was elected premier of the eastern German state of Thuringia on Wednesday, in a surprise result after the far-right AfD backed him. The FDP's Thomas Kemmerich, with the support of chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU, was elected after left-wing incumbent Bodo Ramelow failed to secure a majority. That created a stalemate, as all parties rejected a coalition with AfD, but the CDU wouldn't work with Ramelow's Left Party.