On Sunday evening, the eyes of Germany, Europe, and certainly Washington, D.C., will be on the state of Brandenburg in the former East Germany.

Should the nationalist Alternative for Germany party emerge triumphant in state elections, it will surely make worldwide news. An AfD win would raise new doubts about the federal government of Social Democratic Chancellor Olaf Scholz and very possibly lead to Scholz’s replacement as chancellor before national elections next year.

Just two weeks ago, the AfD, which underscores opposition to illegal immigration and Germany’s support of Ukraine in its war with Russia, came in first in state elections in Thuringia and placed a tight second in the state elections in neighboring Saxony.

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