Far-right AfD poised for landmark win in eastern German state vote

Voters in Saxony-Anhalt head to the polls on Sunday, with the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) leading polls at over 40 percent under candidate Ulrich Siegmund. The party could secure an absolute majority if smaller parties fail to clear the 5 percent threshold, which would make it the first far-right party to govern a German state since World War II. The AfD's platform includes a deportation offensive, banning LGBTQ pride flags in schools, and halting new wind farms, while the party is monitored as right-wing extremist by domestic intelligence.