The premier and lead candidate of Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) in the state of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, believes his party is capable of continuing to lead the state government, following regional elections on Sunday. “It won’t be easy,” Kretschmer said at the CDU’s election night party in Dresden, after initial projections from public broadcasters ARD and ZDF gave the CDU a razor-thin lead ahead of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. “But one thing is certain: with many discussions and the will to do something for this state, we can succeed in using this …