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Right-wing AfD threatens eastern Germany's energy transition
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- Germany's right-wing Af D wants to revive coal and nuclear power and curb non-EU immigration.
- Loth, Germany's first full-time mayor from the right-wing, populist Alternative for Germany (AfD), is promoting the expansion of renewable energy — even though it runs counter to his party's platform.
- The farmer has been mayor of Raguhn-Jeßnitz since 2023 and has ambitious plans.
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Germany's right-wing Af D wants to revive coal and nuclear power and curb non-EU immigration. Businesses in eastern Germany warn that its policies could harm the economy.
https://p.dw.com/p/5GT7YSaxony-Anhalt is one of Germany's pioneers in the transition to renewable energy Image: Holger Weitzel/image BROKER/IMAGOAdvertisement Hannes Loth drives an electric car and wants to install wind turbines in his municipality.
Loth, Germany's first full-time mayor from the right-wing, populist Alternative for Germany (AfD), is promoting the expansion of renewable energy — even though it runs counter to his party's platform.
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