District runoff in Thuringia closely watched to gauge whether huge protests against party have dented support
The far-right populist Alternative für Deutschland is facing its first electoral test since revelations came to light of its involvement in a plan for the mass deportation of foreigners that has sparked huge protests across Germany.
The district of Saale-Orla in the south-eastern state of Thuringia is deciding in a second round runoff between the AfD candidate, Uwe Thrum, and his Christian Democrat (CDU) rival Christian Herrgott.
