Germany’s anti-immigration party, Alternative for Germany, is on course for victory in the eastern state of Thuringia, according to projections.
The AfD is set to win 30.8% of the vote, more than six points ahead of the conservative CDU, and far in front of Germany’s three governing parties.
If confirmed, it would give the far right its first vote win in a state parliament since World War Two, although it is unlikely to be able to form a government in Thuringia.
Branches of the AfD are classified as suspected right-wing extremist by Germany’s intelligence agency and the party’s top candidate in Thuringia, Björn Höcke has been fined twice for using a Nazi slogan.
If the votes go according to projections, it would mark the first time since 1945 that a German far-right party would win a seat in regional elections.