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The far-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) delegation in the European Parliament will be led by René Aust, newly elected AfD politicians decided on Monday. The decision comes after the faction voted eight members to four to expel Maximilian Krah from their delegation. Krah had been the AfD’s lead candidate in the European Parliament election, but was banned from campaigning by the party in the run-up to the vote. Aust is the deputy leader of the state-level AfD in the central German state of Thuringia. Krah has been battered by several scandals, including allegations of accepting funds from…

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