German hard-right AfD set to win state election

Germany's anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) is celebrating a "historic success", with a big victory for the far-right party in the eastern state of Thuringia.

The AfD won almost a third of the vote, nine points ahead of the conservative CDU, and far in front of Germany's three governing parties.

The result gives the far right its first win in a state parliament election since World War Two, although it has little hope of forming a government in Thuringia because other parties are unlikely to work with it.

The AfD came a close second in Sunday's other big state election, in the more populous neighbouring state of Saxony.

Results there gave the CDU 31.9% of the vote, just ahead of the AfD, again far ahead of the three parties running the national government - the Social Democrats, Greens and liberal FDP.

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[grahamgibbins]

Right wing not far right. They love their country they don't hate other nations.

[mlgeorge]

They've thrown around "far right" so much, it's lost all meaning

[stanionman]

Typical MSM bs, it's a right leaning party, not Far-right ! Caring for your country doesn't make you far-right unless you are coming from the far-left !

[PaulVincent-nx]

The wonderful German people are waking up!

[aaroningl]

If you ain't Left, you're far-right. 🙄

[paulbrown]

I love how they have to smear people and now parties as far right.. in an attempt to make them sound sinister, basically anything that’s not far left now is far right 🤷‍♂️

[susysamalex]

Far right, what you mean the concerned native population worried that their country is being stolen from under their feet is voting for a party that will try to make a difference?

[bladerunnerblues]

Far right coming from the far left outlet

[chrisgrahma]

On what basis & facts does the Times justify referring to the Afd as 'Far Right' & 'Hard Right'?

[d.lav.]

The political machinery will see to it that they don't actually have any real effect.

[JesseDrift]

Good for Germany! Nice to see a country actually putting their foot down! I’m ashamed to be British at the moment.

[sntki]

Unless the UK takes a similar path there won't be anything left

[SchwightDultz]

I've seldom seen the term "Far Left" in the GB MSM. That kind of bias should terrify us all.

[dddancetrooper]

which policies qualify the aFD as far right?

[rossdiggle]

Hard right, far right. No. Not far left is all that means now.

[harryworth]

The " Far-Right " ? So the Times must be "The Far LEFT " ?

[lynnecromack]

Interesting that Denmark's successful control of immigration has been carried out under Mette Frederiksen who is centre-left.

[Mikebigmike]

Far right? Anyone that cares about their country is far right? Absolutely nothing wrong with being a Nationalist.

[Nigel-wulj]

Make Germany German. Make England English.

[ThomasPrior-wvzn]

TITLE SAYS FAR RIGHT , NO SUCH THING ONLY PATRIOTS WELL DONE FROM A ENGLISH MAN AND ENGLISH PATRIOT