Christian Democratic Union
German Left-led coalition emerges as single largest force in Thuringian State parliament
This is the first time that Die Linke, which won 29 seats, has emerged as the largest party in the parliament of a State in Germany. The far-right AfD doubled its tally in elections held on October 27
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