German Chancellor Angela Merkel , center, poses with supporters during an election campaign event in Bad Doberan, eastern Germany, Saturday Sept. 3, 3016. (Bernd Wuestneck/dpa via AP) (Associated Press)BERLIN — A nationalist, anti-immigration party looks set to perform strongly Sunday in a state election in the eastern German region where Chancellor Angela Merkel has her political base. Polls ahead of the election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania show support for the three-year-old Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party running at over 20 percent. In the last state election five years ago, they polled 35.6 and 23 percent respectively. Sunday’s election is the first of five regional votes ahead of a national election expected in just over a year.

Source: Washington Post September 04, 2016 06:00 UTC