Explainer-What can Germany’s far-right AfD do with its blocking minorities?

By Thomas Escritt

BERLIN (Reuters) -After coming second in the Brandenburg state vote on Sunday and winning the Thuringia state election this month, Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party now commands a blocking minority in two regions. 

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