Monday, September 05, 2016

Far-right AfD Beats Merkel's Party in German State Vote


An anti-immigration party has overtaken German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling CDU party in her home state, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Election results show Alternative for Germany, or AFD, won 21 percent of votes, about two percent more than the CDU.

Al Jazeera’s Dominic Kane reports from Schwerin.