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Polls open with far-right set for historic wins in two German state elections
Voters in two former East German states began casting ballots Sunday in elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government and deliver big gains for the far-right AfD. The contests in Thuringia and Saxony come just over a week after …