If confirmed, it would also be a huge blow for Scholz’s Social Democrats and the other parties in his fractious coalition government, the Greens and the liberal FDP.
The SPD looked to have scored between 6.5 and 7 per cent in Thuringia, and between 7.5 and 8.5 per cent in Saxony.
During the election campaign, the AfD had capitalised on dissatisfaction with the government, including anger over migration and misgivings about support for Ukraine.
Alice Weidel, the co-leader of the AfD, hailed the result as a “historic success”, while the party’s other co-leader, Tino Chrupalla, said the party had a “clear mandate for government” in Thuringia.
Source: CNA
