“This has shaken us,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz said after Ulrich Siegmund led his Alternative for Germany party to victory in Saxony-Anhalt.

Ulrich Siegmund and his Alternative for Germany party sent tremors through establishment political circles in Berlin, Brussels and other capitals across Europe.

Alternative for Germany, labeled “extremist” by German authorities, polled first in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt but still might not control the government.

Projections showed the nationalist, anti-immigrant AfD, labeled “extremist” by German authorities, winning by a wide margin in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Projections showed the nationalist, anti-immigrant AfD, labeled “extremist” by German authorities, winning by a wide margin in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

The nationalist, anti-immigrant party known as AfD, has been labeled “extremist” by German authorities, but is running strong in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

The automaker, one of the nation’s biggest employers, could shed tens of thousands of jobs amid global market shifts driven by electrification, AI and autonomous driving.

A plan to build apartments over the bunker is igniting debate on how Germany should address its complex history under Adolf Hitler.