DODIK CONGRATULATES RAUSCH: IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR GERMANY'S POLITICAL LIFE

BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 7 /SRNA/ - President Milorad Dodik congratulated AfD's Tobias Rausch on his election as president of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament, describing it as an important moment for Germany's political life.

Dodik said Rausch's election confirmed the will expressed by voters in the recent elections.

"I wish him every success in carrying out this responsible duty and believe there will be opportunities to strengthen cooperation and mutual understanding," Dodik wrote on X.

Alternative for Germany /AfD/ lawmaker Tobias Rausch was elected president of the parliament of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Rausch secured a majority of votes in the newly constituted parliament in Magdeburg, a month after the AfD won the state election.