An anti-immigrant, pro-Russian party is on the threshold of holding significant power for the first time.

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…

The AfD has doubled its support in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It cannot determine German foreign policy from a state capital, but victory would give the…