UPDATE 7-Far-right AfD wins historic victory in German state election

* AfD wins 44% of vote in Saxony-Anhalt * Far-right party hopes to form its first state government * Party wants strict immigration curbs, warmer ties with Russia * Result adds to pressure on

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