How significant are AfD's historic gains for Germany and the rest of Europe?
Reuters/ AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund says the party has won a clear mandate to govern "Seismic", "a socio-political earthquake", "a watershed moment for Germany". This was how political analysts and many media outlets described the stunning victory of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in local elections in Germany on Sunday. Is that an exaggeration? Saxony-Anhalt is one of the smallest of massive Germany's 16 regions. It boasts a mere 1.7 million out of 59...