"Voters in the eastern city of Frankfurt an der Oder have cast their ballots in a run-off election that could give the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, the largest opposition party in parliament, its first mayoral victory in a German city. Independent candidate Axel Strasser and AfD contender Wilko Moller faced off on Sunday after leading the first-round vote on September 21, with Strasser receiving 32.4 percent of the vote and Moller 30.2 percent."
"The election comes three days after the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, stripped two AfD lawmakers of their parliamentary immunity, with one accused of defamation and the other of making a Nazi salute, which is illegal in Germany. Political scientist Jan Philipp Thomeczek, of the University of Potsdam, told the dpa news agency that a victory for Moller would send a very strong signal that the anti-immigrant and eurosceptic AfD can succeed in urban areas."
Voters in Frankfurt an der Oder held a mayoral run-off between Independent Axel Strasser and AfD candidate Wilko Moller after a first round where Strasser received 32.4 percent and Moller 30.2 percent. Centre-right CDU and centre-left SPD candidates were eliminated in the first round. The election could deliver the AfD its first mayoral victory in a German city of significance. The Bundestag recently stripped two AfD lawmakers of parliamentary immunity amid allegations including defamation and an illegal Nazi salute. A political scientist said a Moller win would indicate the AfD's ability to gain support in urban areas along the eastern border with Poland.
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