Alternative for Germany hails a "historic" success as preliminary results show a big margin of victory with almost 44% of the vote.
Germany's far-right AfD hails big victory in east, but falls short of majority
By Chronicle Newsroom · · Source: BBC News
Alternative for Germany hails a "historic" success as preliminary results show a big margin of victory with almost 44% of the vote.

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