Germany's far-right AfD celebrate projected win in state election

AfD celebrate projected win in Saxony-Anhalt.

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• Berlin correspondent Jess Parker reports from the AfD party HQ as supporters celebrated the projected results.
• That may hinge on whether one of the smaller parties gets over the required threshold of 5%.
• The AfD's projected result is higher than earlier opinion polls suggested and the party has hailed the news as a "historic outcome".
• Nevertheless, party leaders will not know if they have enough seats to govern until they see which of the smaller parties secure into the state parliament.

Germany's far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is celebrating as exit polls show they are set to win more than 44% of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Notably, the AfD's projected result is higher than earlier opinion polls suggested and the party has hailed the news as a "historic outcome".

Berlin correspondent Jess Parker reports from the AfD party HQ as supporters celebrated the projected results. Alternative for Germany (AfD). You are now after Alternative for Germany (AfD).

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Taken together, the developments around germany' s far-right AfD celebrate projected win in state election point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.