The top candidate for the upstart populist party Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) in the eastern German state of Brandenburg hailed his party’s showing in state elections on Sunday. Projected results from public broadcasters ARD and ZDF show BSW in third place with 12.3% to 12.4% of the vote. The party, which has campaigned on a mix of hard-left rhetoric and anti-immigration stances, was launched earlier this year. “This is a fantastic result,” Robert Crumbach, the BSW’s top candidate in the Brandenburg election, said after initial results were released on Sunday. “I am speechless.” “We have c…