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Germany’s far-right AfD set for big win in eastern state, just short of majority

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Germany’s far-right AfD set for big win in eastern state, just short of majority

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.

Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) is heading for a big victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, far ahead of its mainstream rivals, according to incomplete results.

Ahead of Germany's federal election last year, US Vice-President JD Vance endorsed the party, in a move criticised in Germany as political interference.

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