Far-right success in German votes piles new pressure on Scholz’s coalition

Bjoern Hoecke is one of AfD’s hardliners (dpa via AP)

The Alternative for Germany party’s (AfD) success in two state elections has piled new pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s fractious government.

The success has left Germany’s main opposition party facing political contortions to find a way to govern a pair of eastern regions without involving the far-right party.