The Alternative for Germany party is polling at around 40 percent in Saxony-Anhalt, raising the prospect of Germany's first far-right state government since World War II and putting Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats under pressure

If the AfD wins key regional elections on Sunday and becomes the first far-right party in post-war Germany to form a state government, experts fear far-reaching consequences for…

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is speeding into state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday with a sizeable lead in the polls. If the party gets an outright…