This evening is expected to be a monumental night for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Polls have consistently put them in a clear second place since the election was called. The fact they could gather some 20% of the vote would mark a huge shift in the German political spectrum. In 2021 they only received 10%.
Recent regional and European elections could be a barometer of their continued rise. They finished second overall in the EU vote, and regionally, in their heartland areas of East Germany, the state of Thuringia became the first German region to elect a far-right party since the Nazi era.
