Tobias Rausch elected as Landtag President in Saxony-Anhalt
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Tobias Rausch (AfD)
Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
October 2026
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Tobias Rausch of the AfD has been elected as the Landtag President in Saxony-Anhalt. The election is considered controversial due to the AfD's classification as right-wing extremist by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
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