AfD-held Saxony-Anhalt speaker post secured, but government formation stalls

Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party holds the top speaker post in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt's legislature, the first time a far-right party has held that position since the Nazi era. The party won last month's state election but is struggling to form a state government, marking its first attempt to lead a German regional government.