The right wing in Germany is set to make significant gains as centrist parties falter.
There has been a rise in backing for conservative organizations in European countries.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which was established in 2013, is predicted to secure its first election victory, as anti-immigration sentiment drives voters to the polls.
In Thuringia, the AfD won 33.5% of the vote on Sunday, while in Saxony, they secured 31.5%. On the other hand, the center-left Social Democratic Party, which includes Chancellor Olaf Scholz, received less than 8% of the vote in both states, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Earlier this year, French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron's government narrowly prevented a conservative takeover of the French parliament, despite a wider trend of success for conservative groups across Europe in recent months.
The ultimate impact of AfD and other party politicians will be determined by the willingness of centrists to collaborate with them.
A political scientist at the Dresden University of Technology, Manès Weisskircher, stated that the center-right will determine the extent to which an AfD win would be a turning point. While they have been consistent in excluding cooperation, this is more so than in other Western European countries.
The Solingen stabbing attack, which occurred just days before the German elections, was claimed by ISIS as a terrorist act.
German prosecutors identified the suspect as Issa Al., without disclosing his family name due to privacy regulations.
The attacker was targeted by ISIS as a means of retribution for the mistreatment of Muslims in Palestine and beyond.
According to unnamed security sources, the suspect relocated to Germany in late 2022 and applied for asylum, as reported by Der Spiegel magazine.
The attack by Muslim migrants in Europe has led to an increase in anti-immigration sentiment, with even left-leaning leaders calling for stricter immigration laws and increased deportations.
Scholz stated that we must do everything possible to repatriate and deport those who are not allowed to remain in Germany during his visit to the site of the stabbing.
"This was terrorism, terrorism against us all," he said.
Planet Chronicle' Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report
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