MAGDEBURG, GERMANY, OCTOBER 6, 2026: Lawmakers attend the inaugural session of the newly elected Saxony-Anhalt state parliament in Magdeburg following the September state election, in which the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) emerged as the largest party. AfD lawmaker Tobias Rausch was elected president of the state parliament with 48 votes, becoming the first AfD politician to hold the presidency of a German state parliament. Photo by Somaya Abdelrahman/ JNA Press. (Photo by Somaya Abdelrahman/JNA Press via Nexpher Images)

AfD's Tobias Rausch elected Saxony-Anhalt parliament president (14 images)