Germans vote in regional elections in Thuringia and Saxony - in pictures

  • Leader of left-wing Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, Sahra Wagenknecht, left, and Thuringia's BSW top candidate Katja Wolf, third right, at the party's election night at the Dompalais in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on September 1. AFP
    Leader of left-wing Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, Sahra Wagenknecht, left, and Thuringia's BSW top candidate Katja Wolf, third right, at the party's election night at the Dompalais in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on September 1. AFP
  • Top candidates of the new German left-wing party Buendnis Sahra Wagenknecht in Saxony, Sabine Zimmermann and Joerg Scheibe, on stage after the first exit polls for Saxony's state elections during the party's election night at Hotel Penck in Dresden, Germany. AFP
    Top candidates of the new German left-wing party Buendnis Sahra Wagenknecht in Saxony, Sabine Zimmermann and Joerg Scheibe, on stage after the first exit polls for Saxony's state elections during the party's election night at Hotel Penck in Dresden, Germany. AFP
  • Joerg Urban, lead candidate of the far-right party Alternative for Germany, speaks to AfD supporters. EPA
    Joerg Urban, lead candidate of the far-right party Alternative for Germany, speaks to AfD supporters. EPA
  • Bodo Ramelow, Thuringia Premier and member of the leftist Die Linke political party, casts his ballot in the Thuringia state elections in Erfurt, Germany. EPA
    Bodo Ramelow, Thuringia Premier and member of the leftist Die Linke political party, casts his ballot in the Thuringia state elections in Erfurt, Germany. EPA
  • Thomas Kemmerich votes in the state election in Saxony, at a polling station in Weimar, Germany. AP
    Thomas Kemmerich votes in the state election in Saxony, at a polling station in Weimar, Germany. AP
  • Alternative for Germany party faction chairman in the regional parliament of Thuringia and top candidate for the 2024 Thuringia state election, Bjoern Hoecke, left, casts his ballot in Bornhagen, Germany. EPA
    Alternative for Germany party faction chairman in the regional parliament of Thuringia and top candidate for the 2024 Thuringia state election, Bjoern Hoecke, left, casts his ballot in Bornhagen, Germany. EPA
  • Katja Wolf, BSW, casts her vote for the state election in Thuringia, at a polling station in Eisenach, Germany. AP
    Katja Wolf, BSW, casts her vote for the state election in Thuringia, at a polling station in Eisenach, Germany. AP
  • Madeleine Henfling, The Greens, casts her vote for the state election in Thuringia, at a polling station in Ilmenau, Germany. AP
    Madeleine Henfling, The Greens, casts her vote for the state election in Thuringia, at a polling station in Ilmenau, Germany. AP
  • Stefan Hartmann (Die Linke) casts his vote for the state election in Saxony, at a polling station in Leipzig, Germany. AP
    Stefan Hartmann (Die Linke) casts his vote for the state election in Saxony, at a polling station in Leipzig, Germany. AP
  • Sabine Zimmermann (BSW) casts her vote for the state election in Saxony, at a polling station in Werdau, Germany. AP
    Sabine Zimmermann (BSW) casts her vote for the state election in Saxony, at a polling station in Werdau, Germany. AP
  • Petra Kopping, SPD, casts her vote for the state election in Saxony, at a polling station in Grimma, Germany. AP
    Petra Kopping, SPD, casts her vote for the state election in Saxony, at a polling station in Grimma, Germany. AP
  • Juliane Nagel (Die Linke) casts her vote for the state election in Saxony, at a polling station in Leipzig, Germany. AP
    Juliane Nagel (Die Linke) casts her vote for the state election in Saxony, at a polling station in Leipzig, Germany. AP
  • Christian Democratic Union (CDU) State Premier and Saxony top candidate Michael Kretschmer stands next to his wife Annett Hofmann, as he casts his ballot during the Saxony state election in Dresden, Germany. Reuters
    Christian Democratic Union (CDU) State Premier and Saxony top candidate Michael Kretschmer stands next to his wife Annett Hofmann, as he casts his ballot during the Saxony state election in Dresden, Germany. Reuters
  • Mario Voigt (CDU) casts his ballot paper for the Thuringia state election at the polling station in Jena, Germany. AP
    Mario Voigt (CDU) casts his ballot paper for the Thuringia state election at the polling station in Jena, Germany. AP
  • People visit a polling station to vote in the Saxony state election, in Dresden, Germany. Reuters
    People visit a polling station to vote in the Saxony state election, in Dresden, Germany. Reuters