Thuringia Holds State Elections

ERFURT, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 14: Bjoern Hoecke, top candidate of the party Alternative fuer Deutschland (or Alternative for Germany) (AfD), stands before the start of an election broadcast in a television studion on election day on September 14, 2014 in Erfurt, Germany. Bodo Ramelow, top candidate of the German left-wing party 'Die Linke' in state parliamentary elections in Thuringia, is a strong contender to become the next governor of Thuringia, depending on the outcome of coalition negotiations. If he succeeds he will be the first Die Linke governor of a German state, or Bundesland. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)