The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) may become a leading political force for the first time after the local elections in Thuringia. Meanwhile, in Saxony, the AfD is slightly behind the Christian Democratic Union, according to Spiegel. Almost 1.7 million eligible voters in Thuringia were able to cast their ballots by 18:00. According to the initial forecasts of the ARD channel, the AfD party, which is classified by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution as a right-wing extremist party, is clearly winning with 30.5% of the vote. The Christian Democrats, in turn, came i…