German state of Thuringia to form a coalition excluding the 'first party' far-right

In Thuringia, Germany, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) became the top party in the state legislative election, a coalition government of three parties will be established excluding the party.

The Christian Democratic Party (CDU), the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Zarabugen Knecht Alliance (BSW) reached a deal to form a coalition on the 22nd local time and announced the agreement.

According to the agreement, the three parties involved in the coalition decided to change their immigration policy direction by reducing the number of asylum seekers and setting up an agency dedicated to immigration and asylum.

The agreement also included a statement critical of the planned deployment of U.S.-made long-range missiles to Germany.

These parties ranked second to fifth in the state legislature elections in September.

They negotiated the formation of a coalition from the outset, excluding the German Alternative Party, on their respective principles of not standing in solidarity with the far-right party, and the left-wing party, which came in fourth, was also left out of the coalition.