Berlin, Sep 1 (AP) The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, was on track to become the strongest party in a state election for the first time Sunday in the country's east, and was roughly level with mainstream conservatives in a second vote, exit polls showed.

A new party founded by a prominent leftist was also making an immediate impact, while the parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition were set for weak results.

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The exit polls for ARD and ZDF public television put Alternative for Germany's support at 30.5-33.5% in Thuringia and 31.5% in Saxony. They put the center-right Christian Democratic Union, the main opposition party at national level, at 24.5% in Thuringia and 31.5-32% in Saxony.

It's extremely unlikely that any other party will agree to put AfD in power by joining it in a coalition. Even so, its strength is likely to make forming new state governments extremely difficult. (AP)

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