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Anti-immigration AfD win election by landslide in Germany’s Thuringia

The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a “historic” victory in elections in the eastern state of Thuringia, making it the first far-right party in Germany to triumph at the polls since the 1930s.

Alternative for Germany party (AfD) faction chairman in the regional parliament of Thuringia and top candidate for the 2024 Thuringia state election, Björn Höcke. Photo: PAP/EPA/CLEMENS BILAN

Far-right in the lead in Thuringia elections and chasing conservatives in Saxony

Exit polls indicate the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took first place in Sunday’s local elections in the federal state of Thuringia and is narrowly chasing the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union in Saxony.