The Chairman of far-right AfD party parliamentary group in Thuringia Bjoern Hoecke (R) congratulates Thomas Kemmerich, leader of the state branch of Thuringia's Free Democratic Party (FDP) and newly elected Prime Minister of Thuringia, after his election in the Thuringian state parliament in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on February 5, 2020, - The small state of Thuringia broke a German political taboo on February 5, 2020 after a candidate for the regional premiership was heaved into office with help from the far right for the first time, sending shockwaves to Berlin. Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right CDU party immediately called for fresh regional elections as a way out of the crisis, a call echoed by other mainstream parties. (Photo by Jens Schlueter / AFP) / ALTERNATIVE CROP (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER/AFP via Getty Images)
