After winning a state election this past weekend, the German far right is closer to power than it has been in decades.

The German party hopes to make Saxony-Anhalt a showcase for its ideas on immigration, education, culture and demographics.

The AfD may not end up controlling Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state despite a landslide election victory, but the far-right party's "dream result" sends a clear message.

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged to first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, winning 44% of the vote. But the anti-immigrant, pro-Russian party fell three seats short of an absolute majority,

Alternative for Germany, or AfD, won a landslide victory in Sunday’s election in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, testing a “firewall” against cooperation with the anti-immigrant, far-right party.

Alternative for Germany failed to secure an absolute majority in the state legislature to govern alone and overcome the so-called firewall of mainstream parties' refusal to work with AfD.

‌The far-right Alternative for Germany scored a historic victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, exit polls showed on Sunday, dealing a blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives, but it was unclear whether the result would be enough to govern.

Alternative for Germany (AfD), the German far-right political party, scored a major electoral victory in the local elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. While AfD’s electoral gains did not come as a surprise to anyone, the 43.8% vote the outfit still ...