PoliticsFar-right AfD predicted to win big in crucial German state election

Polling stations have opened in Saxony-Anhalt, where the anti-immigration, Moscow-friendly far-right AfD is forecast to take 41% of the vote. The party hopes to form its first state government, but other major parties maintain a firewall against cooperation. A strong result would increase pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the CDU.

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