As victory loomed for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Sunday’s state parliamentary polls in the central German state of Thuringia, media workers found themselves barred from the party’s election day celebrations. Photographers and camera crews from around the country gathered outside the pub where AfD members and supporters were meeting in order to report the reactions of the party base. However, due to a legal stand-off with the party, media were denied entry to the event, at which AfD members were clearly in high spirits. Upon his arrival, the firebrand leader of the AfD’s cha…