Germany's AfD party adopts 'radical' manifesto ahead of polls

The far-right party is riding high in the opinion polls in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

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It would be the first time a far-right party has held power in a German state since World War Two.

This weekend the AfD officially adopted what has been described as a "radical" and pro-ethnic German government programme for Saxony-Anhalt at a party conference in the central city of Magdeburg.

The AfD's leading candidate in the state, Ulrich Siegmund, a TikTok star who was given a standing ovation by the delegates, said it was an historic moment, not just for Saxony-Anhalt.

"The whole of Germany is watching this historic election," he told the conference.