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Now playing Next Europe News Maximilian Krah to lead German AfD party's 2024 EU election campaign The second day of the far-right, Alternative for Germany (AfD) party congress saw 600 delegates from all over Germany gather in Magdeburg on Saturday. Attendees elected incumbent EU Parliament member, Maximilian Krah, to lead the Party's 2024 European Union election campaign. 29/07/2023
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Now playing Next Germany German police end hunt for lioness and believe creature was wild boar Police had used drones, helicopters and infrared cameras in their search but called it off after consulting with experts. 21/07/2023
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