Germany is reeling(震惊，不知所措) from the biggest far-right victory in a state election since the Nazi period after voters in Saxony-Anhalt in the former communist east gave the anti-immigration, pro-Kremlin Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party a thumping(巨大的，惊人的) first-place finish of 44%, just short of(差一点，不足) an absolute majority(绝对多数).
德国正因自纳粹时期以来极右翼在州选举中的最大胜利而震惊不已。在前共产主义东部的萨克森-安哈尔特州，选民们让反移民、亲克里姆林宫的德国选择党（AfD）以44%的得票率大获全胜，位居第一，仅差一点就获得绝对多数。
What happened and why is it significant?
发生了什么，为何意义重大？
For the first time since the second world war, a German state is on the brink of(濒临，即将) electing a far-right government after a big win in Saxony-Anhalt, described by the news magazine Der Spiegel(《明镜》周刊，德国著名新闻杂志) as a magnitude(震级；巨大) 9.0 “political earthquake”.
自第二次世界大战以来，德国的一个州首次濒临选出极右翼政府。此前德国选择党在萨克森-安哈尔特州大获全胜，被新闻杂志《明镜》周刊形容为一场9.0级的“政治地震”。
Coming in nearly 27 points ahead of the co-ruling(联合执政的) Christian Democrats (CDU), the conservative party of the chancellor, Friedrich Merz, the AfD pulled off(成功完成，实现) a coup(惊人的成功；政变) whose aftershocks(余震；后续影响) will ripple(泛起涟漪；波及) across Germany and beyond its borders. The AfD will have broad powers over education, culture and domestic security if it manages to take power in the state. Among other policies, it has promised to start a remigration(再移民（极右翼术语）) and deportation offensive, ban rainbow flags(彩虹旗（LGBTQ+象征）) in schools, and halt the building of new windfarms. It now has a strong wind at its back(顺风，有利形势) for the two state elections yet to come this month.
德国选择党以领先联合执政的基督教民主联盟（CDU）近27个百分点的成绩胜出，而基民盟是总理弗里德里希·默茨所在的保守党。选择党取得的这场胜利，其余震将波及全德国乃至境外。如果选择党成功在该州掌权，它将在教育、文化和国内安全方面拥有广泛权力。在其他政策中，它承诺启动“再移民”和驱逐出境攻势，禁止在学校悬挂彩虹旗，并停止建设新的风电场。本月还有两场州选举即将举行，选择党目前可谓顺风顺水。
What might happen next?
接下来可能发生什么？
What does the result say about the firewall approach?
这一结果对“防火墙”策略意味着什么？
What does the result mean for the CDU and Friedrich Merz?
这一结果对基民盟和弗里德里希·默茨意味着什么？
What about the next two state elections?
接下来的两场州选举会怎样？