The far-right Alternative for Germany took first place in state elections in northeastern Germany, voting projections showed, delivering the worst result for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's mainstream conservative party since 1949 ↧ AfD leads as Merz rues 'disaster' in worst state election result in... The far-right Alternative for Germany took first place in state elections in northeastern Germany, delivering the worst result for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's mainstream conservative party since 1949.