Germany spent years opening new routes for foreign workers and easing citizenship rules. The AfD’s record victory in Saxony-Anhalt does not mean those doors are closing, but it signals growing pressure for a tougher immigration regime—particularly on asylum, family reunification and irregular migration.

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.

Eastern Germany commissioner says economic disruption and anti-immigrant sentiment are driving voters towards the AfD.