Polls have opened in the east German state of Saxony-Anhalt, where the populist, far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is predicted to emerge on top in an election that could have a groundbreaking effect on Germany’s political landscape.(德国东部萨克森-安哈尔特州的投票已经开始，极右翼的德国选择党预计将在选举中胜出，这场选举可能对德国政治格局产生开创性影响。)
德国东部萨克森-安哈尔特州的投票已经开始。在该州，民粹主义、极右翼、反移民的德国选择党（AfD）预计将在选举中胜出，这场选举可能对德国的政治格局产生开创性的影响。
About 1.7 million people are eligible(有资格的，符合条件的) to vote. Polling booths opened at 8am local time and will close at 6pm, when exit polls are expected to deliver an initial indication of whether the AfD has secured enough votes for an absolute majority, enabling it to govern the state.(投票站于当地时间上午8点开放，下午6点关闭，届时出口民调预计将初步显示德国选择党是否已获得绝对多数所需的足够选票，从而使其能够执政该州。)
约有170万人有资格投票。投票站于当地时间上午8点开放，下午6点关闭，届时出口民调预计将初步显示德国选择党是否已获得绝对多数所需的足够选票，从而使其能够执政该州。
That would mark the first time the party had won a state government, and the first time since the second world war that a rightwing extremist(极右翼极端分子) party had gained power at regional state or parliament level in Germany.
那将标志着该党首次赢得州政府，也是自第二次世界大战以来，极右翼极端主义政党首次在德国州级或议会层面掌权。