German coalition demands new elections in Thuringia after far-right row - Reuters
Germany's ruling coalition on Saturday called for fresh elections in the eastern state of Thuringia, whose pro-business premier stepped down only two days after being helped into the job with votes from the far right.
On Thursday, Thomas Kemmerich of the FDP became the first state premier to get into power with the support of the far right AfD, which sided with Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) in the vote.
Kemmerich on Saturday declared his immediate resignation, FDP's Thuringia branch said on Twitter, prompting the heads of Germany's ruling parties - the CDU, the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) - to call for new elections.
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