The Echoes of East Germany in Saxony Anhalt's Far Right Surge The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised to make history in Saxony Anhalt, a predominantly rural eastern German state.
For the first time since World War II, a party with ties to right wing extremism may assume power at the regional level.
AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund is polling above 40%, leaving the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the dust.