German anti-euro party enters state parliament in Saxony elections

Report of the state elections in Saxony on the 31 August 2014. But Chancellor Merkel's CDU won the election but their FDP coalition partners did not reach the necessary electoral threshold and the CDU would need new coalition partners.

The eurosceptic Alternative for Germany party (AfD) won 10% of the vote, giving it either 13 or 14 seats. The AfD had capitalised on voter concerns about asylum seekers in its campaign.

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ESO: Background information: Germany's Eurosceptic AfD launches EU elections campaign http://www.europeansources.info/record/germanys-eurosceptic-afd-launches-eu-elections-campaign/

BBC News, 31.08.14: German Eurosceptic party AfD wins Saxony state seats http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29006799

The Local.de, 31.08.14: Anti-euro AfD nears 10 percent in state election http://www.thelocal.de/20140831/afd-breakthrough-anti-euro-saxony-10-percent

Süddeutsche Zeitung, 01.09.14: AfD luring Saxony's right-wing conservatives (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE149601-AfD-luring-Saxony-s-right-wing-conservatives

Deutsche Welle, 01.09.14: CDU rules out euroskeptic AfD for Saxony partner http://dw.de/p/1D4j7

Euronews, 01.09.14: Eurosceptics win first seats in German state politics http://www.euronews.com/2014/09/01/eurosceptics-win-first-seats-in-german-state-politics/

Deutsche Welle, 31.08.14: Merkel's conservatives win in eastern state of Saxony http://dw.de/p/1D4VL

EurActiv, 02.09.14: German Eurosceptic AfD chides Merkel after state surge http://www.euractiv.com/sections/elections/german-eurosceptic-afd-chides-merkel-after-state-surge-308134

BBC News, 02.09.14: Germany's Alternative fuer Deutschland shakes up politics http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29010588

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