Germany grapples with far-right surge as AfD wins state election

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The far-right AfD party alone won a third of the votes in two eastern German states on Sunday, as residents of Thuringia and Saxony begin to take stock of the results.

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00:00Far-right party Alternative for Germany managed to win a third of the votes in two East German states on Sunday.

00:06Parties in Saxony and Thuringia will begin talks to form a state government.

00:11Thuringia residents were too skeptical of the media to speak on camera,

00:14but told Euronews that their votes for the AfD were a last resort.

00:30Parties in Saxony and Thuringia were too skeptical of the media to speak on camera,

00:34but told Euronews that their votes for the AfD were a last resort.

00:37Parties in Saxony and Thuringia were too skeptical of the media to speak on camera,

00:40but told Euronews that their votes for the AfD were a last resort.

00:43Parties in Saxony and Thuringia were too skeptical of the media to speak on camera,

00:46but told Euronews that their votes for the AfD were a last resort.

00:49Parties in Saxony and Thuringia were too skeptical of the media to speak on camera,

00:52but told Euronews that their votes for the AfD were a last resort.

00:55Parties in Saxony and Thuringia were too skeptical of the media to speak on camera,

00:58but told Euronews that their votes for the AfD were a last resort.

01:01Parties in Saxony and Thuringia were too skeptical of the media to speak on camera,

01:04but told Euronews that their votes for the AfD were a last resort.

01:07Parties in Saxony and Thuringia were too skeptical of the media to speak on camera,

01:10but told Euronews that their votes for the AfD were a last resort.

01:13Parties in Saxony and Thuringia were too skeptical of the media to speak on camera,

01:16but told Euronews that their votes for the AfD were a last resort.

01:19Parties in Saxony and Thuringia were too skeptical of the media to speak on camera,

01:22but told Euronews that their votes for the AfD were a last resort.

01:26For me this is an absolute divine protest here in Saxony and Thuringia.

01:32For me this is an absolute divine protest here in Saxony and Thuringia.

01:34It is terrible that the AfD is this strong, and also the Wagramc suka.

01:38It is terrible that the AfD is this strong, and also the Wagramc suka.

01:40As the far right party, Alternative for Germany, celebrates their historic win in the Thuringian state elections

01:46several hundred marched through the streets of Erfurt last night and several shed tears

01:51shed tears as this is the first time a far-right party has won a state elections since Nazi

01:57rule in Germany.

02:00Several airport residents told me yesterday that the reason that they voted for AFD was

02:06because they were concerned about safety after knife attacks have dominated the headlines

02:11for the past few months.

02:14Even if the AFD doesn't manage to form a coalition, it's clear that other parties will begin to

02:20adopt stricter policies in a bid to win back disillusioned voters.

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