In just over two weeks’ time, Saxony-Anhalt – home to historic timber-framed houses, the dramatic Harz mountains and the birthplace of Martin Luther – will hold what could prove one of the most significant state elections in Germany’s postwar history.(再过两周多，萨克森-安哈尔特州将举行可能是德国战后历史上最重要的州选举之一。)
再过两周多一点，萨克森-安哈尔特州将举行一场可能是德国战后历史上最重要的州选举之一。该州拥有历史悠久的木结构房屋、壮丽的哈尔茨山脉，也是马丁·路德的出生地。
The vote, on 6 September, could see a far-right party whose local branch is officially classified by the country’s domestic intelligence service as “confirmed rightwing extremist” appoint a state premier and govern a state alone, for the first time.(这场投票可能首次让一个极右翼政党单独执政一个州。)
这场定于9月6日举行的投票，可能会首次看到一个极右翼政党单独任命州长并执政一个州。该党的地方分支已被德国国内情报机构正式定性为“已确认的右翼极端分子”。
That could have big consequences for both Germany and Europe. With more state elections a fortnight(两星期) later in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin, it could also end the consensus(共识，一致意见) that, since the second world war, has kept the far right at bay(使……不能靠近，牵制) in Germany.
这可能对德国和欧洲都产生重大影响。两周后，梅克伦堡-前波莫瑞州和柏林也将举行更多州选举，这可能终结自二战以来一直将极右翼拒之门外的共识。
A Brandmauer backfire
防火墙的适得其反