FREITAL Germany (Reuters) - The Alternative for Germany (AfD) looks set to win its first seats in a German state parliament as it evolves from a single-issue eurosceptic party into a law-and-order movement that could chip away at Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative hegemony.
Three eastern regions, still struggling to catch up with the richer west nearly 25 years after unification, hold elections in the coming weeks - Saxony on Aug. 31, Thuringia and Brandenburg on Sept. 14. The AfD has a chance of winning seats in all three.
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