Exit polls show strong performance for far-right Alternative für Deutschland in both German state elections
Supporters of the far-right AfD wave German flags, including one adorned with an Iron Cross at a final rally in Erfurt on Saturday before Thuringia headed to the polls on Sunday.Supporters of the far-right AfD wave German flags, including one adorned with an Iron Cross at a final rally in Erfurt on Saturday before Thuringia headed to the polls on Sunday.The far right AfD has thanked its voters and campaigners.
Given the complex maths of coalition-building in a fractured political landscape, polls indicate the BSW could find itself in the role of kingmaker in any of the three states.
The anti-migration, anti-Islam AfD spent the last week of its campaign hammering home the message that the government is “failing” its citizens, while harnessing shock and outrage over theThe most feared man in German politics cleared his throat and took a sip of water as his audience hushed in anticipation, their mobile phones aloft and set to record.
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