German far right triumphant after emerging as clear winner in east

The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Monday hailed his party's showing in the country's parliamentary election as "sensational," after the AfD came in second behind the conservative bloc with around 20.8% of the vote. While that was the best showing for a far-right party in Germany's post-Nazi history, it conceals a clear divide along old Cold War lines, with the AfD the overwhelming winner across the former communist East Germany. "East Germans have clearly showed tha