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Alexander Dierks (L), the newly elected president of Saxony's state parliament and member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party's parliamentary group, receives flowers from Sabine Zimmermann (R), leader of parliamentary group of the new German left-wing party "Buendnis Sahra Wagenknecht" (BSW, Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht), during the constituent session of the newly elected state parliament in Dresden, eastern Germany, on October 1, 2024, following the September 1, 2024 Saxony state elections. (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER / AFP) (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER/AFP via Getty Images)