Polling stations open in Saxony-Anhalt with anti-immigration party AfD predicted to gain 41% vote sharePolls have opened in the east German state of Saxony-Anhalt, where the populist, far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is predicted to emerge on top in an election that could have a groundbreaking effect on Germany’s political landscape.About 1.7 million people are eligible to vote. Polling booths opened at 8am local time and will close at 6pm, when exit polls are exp