Far-right AfD surges to first place in Saxony-Anhalt state elections
Source Summary
Exit polls from Sunday's state elections in Saxony-Anhalt show the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in first place, marking the first time a far-right party has reached this position at the state level since World War Two. The result puts the AfD within reach of state-level power in the German state.
Why it matters
This represents a historic breakthrough for a far-right party in German state-level politics, potentially enabling it to influence policy in a major German state for the first time since 1945.
