Germany's AfD heads for a dramatic victory in elections
No far-right party has won control of a German state since World War Two, and governing at state level would mean powers over policing, local education and culture
Although it is projected to fall short of a majority, the AfD says it has won a mandate to govern. The far-right AfD is on course to win a record 44% of the vote, well ahead of the conservative CDU on 17%, with most interim results counted.
Charismatic leader in the state, Ulrich Siegmund, said it was "sensational" and they wanted to start governing as soon as possible.
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(Photo: Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Ulrich Siegmund, attends the AfD election party, after exit polls in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections; Credit: Thilo Schm眉lgen/Reuters)
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