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.

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.

Mass deportations and separate schools for refugees: The far-right AfD’s vision for Germany

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged to first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, winning 44% of the vote. But the anti-immigrant, pro-Russian party fell three seats short of an absolute majority,

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.

Anti-AfD protests sweep Germany as far right closes in on two more states

Alarm that Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania may fall next after party’s Saxony-Anhalt election victory

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.