The election in Bavaria could be a sign of growing radicalism in Germany.

The nation's second-most populous state has a lengthy history of mainstream conservatism, but extreme tendencies are discernible.

With recent polling indicating that support for far-right extremism is on the rise across all age groups in Germany, this weekend's election in Bavaria could cast light on what is happening in the German electorate outside of the areas most commonly associated with the far right.

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