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The far-right populist Alternative für Deutschland party has been narrowly beaten in its first electoral test since revelations came to light of its involvement in a plan for the mass deportation of foreigners that has sparked huge protests across Germany.

The vote, in which about 66,000 people were eligible to cast their ballot, was seen as a gauge as to whether the mobilisation of civil society against the anti-immigrant AfD since the recent revelations about the deportation plan had dented or bolstered the party’s popularity.

A cross-party mobilisation of voters in the past fortnight in an attempt to keep the AfD out of power resulted in a higher turnout of 69%, enabling Herrgott, who has local roots, to make the gains necessary to defeat his rival.

The vote is being viewed as the prelude to a “super” election year for a state governed by a fragile alliance under Bodo Ramelow of his far-left Die Linke, the Social Democrats and the Greens.

This month, investigative journalists revealed that high-ranking members of the AfD had discussed plans for the mass expulsion of foreigners and unassimilated citizens from Germany in the event of the party securing power.

Thrum, 49, a qualified carpenter, is viewed as a close disciple of Höcke’s and more radical than Sesselmann, who openly rubs shoulders with rightwing extremist groups including the Reichsbürger movement.

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