Armin Schuster has been Saxony's Minister of the Interior for a good two years. The politician, who is considered a hardliner on the subject of asylum, was supposed to win a direct mandate for the CDU - in a difficult region.
The leading candidate for the AfD in Saxony, Jörg Urban, is expected to win the direct mandate in his constituency - with a clear lead over CDU politician Marko Schiemann.
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