Historic elections in Saxony-Anhalt: the Alternative for Germany's first victory... Yesterday, the regional parliamentary elections in Saxony-Anhalt took place. They were eagerly awaited. Many were waiting. Some with hope, others with apprehension. The traditional German parties, bankrupted by their old agendas, were expected, according to all polls, to suffer a crushing defeat for the first time to the conservative, right-wing Alternative for #Germany (#AfD).