Who are Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla? The AFD leaders explained

The far-right party won 44 percent of the vote in elections in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Far-right AfD landslide in German state piles pressure on federal government

The "extraordinary" result may be the "most consequential German state-election result of the postwar era," according to analysts.

AfD wins big in German regional election, falls short of bid to become first far-right party to lead a state since WWII

Alternative for Germany failed to secure an absolute majority in the state legislature to govern alone and overcome the so-called firewall of mainstream parties' refusal to work with AfD.

独極右AFDの州議会選勝利、移民政策への反発が理由＝トランプ氏

[ワシントン ８日 ロイター] - トランプ米大統領は８日、ドイツの極右政党「ドイツのための選択肢（ＡｆＤ）」が東部ザクセン・アンハルト州の選挙で勝利した理由について、現行の移民政策への反発にあると指摘した。 トランプ氏は自身の交流サイト（ＳＮＳ）「トゥルース・ソーシャル」に 「なんとドイツのポピュリスト政党が大勝を収めた。彼らはついに、ドイツに甚大な被害をもたらしてきたひどい移民政策にうんざりし

The AfD is trying to turn its first state government into a far-right policy lab

The German party hopes to make Saxony-Anhalt a showcase for its ideas on immigration, education, culture and demographics.

How the far-right AfD is causing a German political earthquake

The AfD may not end up controlling Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state despite a landslide election victory, but the far-right party's "dream result" sends a clear message.

AfD victory clouds Merz's reform agenda as ally seeks changes

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The far-right's historic election victory in a German state election has reopened divisions in Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government, with calls by his Social Democrat coalition partners for planned economic and social reforms to be softened.