Voters in the eastern German state of Thuringia boosted the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the regional elections on Sunday, according to ARD projections, but it is the Left party that will remain the dominant political force in the state.
The Left party is forecast to win 30.6% of votes in the state that was once part of the communist former East Germany. The far-right AfD party is predicted to take nearly 24% of the vote, making it the second-largest party in the assembly — and pushing German Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party into third place.
The turnout for the Thuringia polls was unusually high. Around 66% of the state's 1.7 million voters cast their ballots, compared to less than 53% five years ago. Postal votes were not included in the statistics.
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