The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is the strongest force across the former communist East Germany when it comes to the European elections, according to projections from public broadcaster ARD. The AfD is projected to place second nationwide, boosted by a particularly strong showing in the former eastern states, where projections showed voters turning to the AfD and other populists. ARD’s projections showed the AfD with 27.1% of the vote in the states of former East Germany, including the capital Berlin. In second place was the upstart populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) with 13…