An anti-immigrant, pro-Russian party is on the threshold of holding significant power for the first time.

Germany’s far-right AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt election with 44%, challenging Chancellor Merz amid concerns over extremist policies and coalition uncertainties. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Germany's anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party is aiming to become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since World War II as voters in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt…

Voting in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt is under way in a closely watched election that could see the Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since World War II.

Voting in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt is under way in a closely watched election that could see the Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since World War II.

AfD surged to the top in Saxony-Anhalt and edged close to a governing majority. The result intensifies pressure on Friedrich Merz while testing Germany's firewall against the far right.

Although the eastern state accounts for less than 3% of the nationwide electorate, the election outcome could serve as a bellwether about the far-right AfD's prospects in the rest of the country. DW has the latest.

The latest poll gave the party a commanding lead of 41%.

It was however too early tell whether the AfD will have enough votes for an absolute majority that would allow it to govern a state alone for the first time.

Germany’s AfD surged to 44% in Saxony-Anhalt, doubling CDU support, as Ulrich Siegmund hailed a “sensational” historic win amid dramatic national reactions.

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party headed towards a landslide victory in state ​elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday in its bid to form the country's first far-right state government…

German voters headed to the polls on Sunday for a key regional election in the ex-communist east where the far-right, anti-immigrant, Moscow- and Trump-friendly AfD is expected to secure an easy majority.…

Voting began in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday in a closely watched election that could see the Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the first far-right party to lead a state government…

An eastern German region is voting in an election that could bring to power the first far-right state government in the nation’s post-World War II history.

Germany’s far-right Alternative fur Deutschland has won a crucial state election in Saxony-Anhalt, exit polls showed, but the party may fall short of the majority needed to govern...

Voting began in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday in a closely watched election. Recent surveys place the AfD at just over 40%, followed by Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU) at 23%.…

The far-right German political party Alternative for Germany could win a historical victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt in key elections this Sunday. The party’s agenda is more radical than…