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flag Far-right AfD party, led by Bjoern Hoecke, gains 30% support in Thuringia, Germany, despite inflammatory rhetoric.

flag Far-right politician Bjoern Hoecke, head of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Thuringia, has drawn support in the eastern German town of Sonneberg, despite his inflammatory Nazi rhetoric. flag AfD is currently polling at around 30% in the region ahead of the key regional election in September, leading in Thuringia, which was the first state where the Nazi party came to power in 1930. flag Hoecke's rhetoric on immigration and his promise to deport illegal immigrants if elected have garnered enthusiasm from supporters. flag However, critics argue that the AfD's success in Sonneberg has led to an increase in far-right violence in the town.

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