Reports highlight the AfD's leading position in polls for the Saxony-Anhalt election, with expectations of major gains and a potential to govern independently.

An AfD parliamentary candidate in Saxony-Anhalt vows to deport refugees, reject asylum applications, and expand detention centers if elected.

Concerns are raised about the AfD's potential to gain power, with warnings from officials about risks to critical infrastructure and accusations of being a destabilizing force for Germany.

Thousands took to the streets in Magdeburg for counter-protests against the far-right AfD in the final days of the election campaign.