AfD poised to take Saxony-Anhalt, marking first far-right state government since WWII

Exit polls in Saxony-Anhalt show the Alternative for Germany (AfD) leading the state election, with candidate Ulrich Siegmund in position to become state leader. The party has softened its rhetoric, but German intelligence still labels elements of it as right-wing extremist. Other parties have maintained a firewall against cooperation, yet the AfD's apparent victory signals a historic shift in German politics.