'Jubilation and pain': German far right marches to victory in key state election

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, September 7: The far right marches to victory in a German state election: what does this mean for the future of Germany and Europe at large? Also: the Daily Telegraph publishes an exclusive interview with the sons of former Pakistani PM Imran Khan about his imprisonment conditions in Pakistan. Plus the US Open descends into chaos after influencers, weed and disruptions stir controversy. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has won a crucial state election but fallen just short of winning an outright majority. The AfD – an anti-immigrant, populist, far-right party – was hoping for a majority in the Saxony-Anhalt election, which would have allowed it to govern alone and overcome mainstream parties' refusal to work with it. It fell short, but its resounding victory – and thumping loss for Chancellor Frederich Merz's CDU party – is a win in itself. German tabloid Bild headlines with a play on words: "Jubel und Schmerz" – "Jubilation and pain" – pain for Chancellor Friedrich Merz and jubilation for Ulrich Siegmund, head of the AfD list in the state. The Berliner Zeitung says he gets "the last laugh today" and calls him the most dangerous man in German...