Die Linke party top candidate Ramelow casts his ballot in 2024 Thuringia state election
epa11577268 Bodo Ramelow (L), Thuringia Premier and member of the leftist Die Linke political party, says goodbye to the election committee after voting in the Thuringia state elections in Erfurt, Germany, 01 September 2024. The east German states of Saxony and Thuringia are both holding state elections on 01 September, and the AfD has gone into both leading in recent polls. EPA/Jens Schlueter / POOL
