Leader of German state steps down after making pact with far-right party
Thomas Kemmerich of the centrist Free Democratic Party walked away from the leading the central German state of Thuringia on Thursday.
Supporters attend an election campaign of Germany's far-right Alternative For Germany (AFD) party ahead of Saxony state elections in Dresden, Germany, August 25, 2019.(photo credit: HANNIBAL HANSCHKE/REUTERS)ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA