State elections in Saxony and Brandenburg are the party’s first test in former East Germany – and it is on course to make big gains
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A man waves a giant German flag as others hold balloons during an election rally of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Koenigs Wusterhausen, eastern Germany on August 30, 2019.