'Damaging Germany': Scholz expresses worry after success of far right in regional elections

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed concern after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) topped the polls for the first time ever in the former East German state of Thuringia, and came a close second place behind the conservatives in Saxony, according to projections late on Sunday. With a year to go until Germany's national elections, the results were a blow to Scholz's fractious ruling coalition.