Germany's far-right AfD eyes historic breakthrough in eastern state election

The AfD's Ulrich Siegmund leaves a polling station after voting during the Saxony-Anhalt state elections. Alamy Stock Photo Saxony-Anhalt The latest poll gave the party a commanding lead of 41%. GERMAN VOTERS ARE going to the polls today for a crucial regional election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany,

The nationalist party that promises to strip back asylum rights is poised to win a state election for the first time.