Politics

Voters in the eastern German states of Thuringia and Saxony are casting their ballots on Sunday in state parliamentary elections that could upend the balance of power in both states and reverberate nationwide . Polls ahead of Sunday ‘

The far – right Alternative for Germany ( AfD ) will claim a clear victory in state parliamentary elections in the German state of Thuringia , well ahead of the second – place conservative Christian Democrats ( CDU ),

The deputy leader of Germany ‘ s free – market liberal Free Democrats ( FDP ), Wolfgang Kubicki , said Chancellor Olaf Scholz ‘ s three – party coalition government has ” lost its legitimacy ” in light of

The top candidate from the populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance ( BSW ) in the German state of Thuringia , Katja Wolf , has hailed the upstart party ‘ s projected third – place finish in state parliamentary elections as

Projected election results in the German state of Thuringia would put the far – right Alternative for Germany ( AfD ) in first place with between 31 . 2 % and 33 . 2 % of the vote .

The far – right Alternative for Germany ( AfD ) made historic gains in a pair of closely watched state elections on Sunday , with initial results giving them a clear victory in Thuringia and in a tight race

Polling stations opened on Sunday at 8 : 00 am ( 0600 GMT ) for voters to cast their ballots and decide the balance of power in the eastern German states of Thuringia and Saxony . The state parliamentary

The top candidate from the populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance ( BSW ) in the German state of Thuringia , Katja Wolf , has hailed the upstart party ‘ s projected third – place finish in state parliamentary elections as