Politics

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

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 .