More than three decades after Germany's 1990 reunification, lasting east-west divisions may be thrown into stark relief at Sunday's election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Germany faces a landmark regional election on Sept. 6 in the ex-communist east where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is expected to win and has its sights on heading…

Victory in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday would mark a postwar watershed, making the AfD the first radical right party to govern a German state since 1945