A far-right party scored its strongest-ever results in two key state elections in eastern Germany on Sept. 1, finishing second behind the country’s major parties on the same day that Europe marked the 80th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of Poland.
CNN: Germany’s far-right makes big gains in state elections
(From L) Board member of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Beatrix von Storch, top candidate in Saxony of the far-right AfD party Joerg Urban (L) and far-right AfD party co-leader Joerg Meuthen react after the first exit polls during the AfD's election party on Sept. 1, 2019 in Dresden, eastern Germany.
