What to know

• Exit polls show anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party winning crucial election in Saxony-AnhaltS1
• The Alternative for Germany scored its best-ever result with 44.5 per cent of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, according to exit pollsS2
• However, it remains unclear as to whether the party will be able to form a government and become the first far-right party to gain power at regional or parliament level since the Second World WarS3
• It was however too early tell whether the AfD will have enough votes for an absolute majority that would allow it to govern a state alone for the first time.S4
• Internewscast Internewscast Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany’s far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD), declared that… This Post: Germany’s Hard-Right AfD Set for Landslide Win: Exit Polls first appeared on InternewscastS5
• The Alternative for Germany party has a strong lead in a regional election, but it is unclear if it will be able to form Germany's's first far-right state government since WWII, exit polls indicate.S6
• Alternative for Germany projected to secure more than 44 per cent of Saxony-Anhalt vote in big electoral setback for established partiesS7
• Germany's AfD has hailed a "historic result" and is projected to win 44.5% of the vote, far ahead of the conservative CDU on 18.5%.S8