AfD has almost doubled its support since 2021 because of voter dissatisfaction with Scholz’s coalition government, says Manfred Guellner, head of the Forsa polling institute - Anadolu Ajansı

A far-right party could hold the balance of power in Germany after sweeping to second place in a historic election. Exit polls, issued after voting ended, suggest AfD (Alternative for Germany) – a party under intelligence service surveillance as a suspected extremist organisation – has won around 20% of the vote.