Far-right Af D wins historic victory in German state election
The Af D is now Germany's most popular party nationally, polling at 28% according to a recent INSA poll, comfortably ahead of the conservatives at 20%.
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The Af D is now Germany's most popular party nationally, polling at 28% according to a recent INSA poll, comfortably ahead of the conservatives at 20%.
The hard-Right Alternative for Germany (Af D) party took at least 44 percent of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, according to exit polls by two public broadcasters.
Germany's Af D has hailed a "historic result" and is projected to win 44% of the vote, far ahead of the conservatives on 17%.
The Alternative for Germany, or Af D, trounced its rivals but was left unsure if it will be able to govern in Saxony-Anhalt. The result shocked Germany.
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — German exit polls: far-right party has big lead in regional election but unclear whether it will be able to govern.
It remains unclear as to whether the party will be able to form a government and become the first far-right party to gain power at regional or parliament level since the Second World War
Germany’s nationalist Af D won a landslide victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, potentially making it the first far-right party to gain power since the end of World War...
Af D Saxony-Anhalt is a racist extremist group, according to the German state's intelligence agency. The party may well trounce its rivals in this weekend's state election.
If the Af D can win, it will secure a foothold for advancing its agenda to heavily restrict immigration, restore ties with Russia, cut support to Ukraine and quit the euro.
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (Af D) won a record 44% in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, leaving a small party with seats that could determine whether it can lead the nation's first...
Alternative for Germany is projected to become the largest party in Saxony-Anhalt but fall short of a parliamentary majority
Af D win in Saxony-Anhalt has hit reset button on politics in Europe’s largest country
The far-right Alternative for Germany scored its best-ever result in a state election on Sunday amid growing public discontent with the political establishment, delivering a powerful blow t...
It could form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II.
Af D's regional branch in Saxony-Anhalt is one of several classified as a proven right-wing extremist group by the domestic intelligence agency.
Top candidate Ulrich Siegmund shows thumbs up beside party leaders Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel, from left, at an election party of the "Alternative for Germany" (Af D) after the Saxony-...
The Af D party is the projected winner of a German state election, the first time a right-wing party may take power since World War II.