Polls show the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has a strong lead in the east German states of Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg - where elections will take place in September.
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00:00Migrant communities in Germany are becoming increasingly concerned by rising support for
00:06the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party ahead of upcoming state elections.
00:12Three states, Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg, will hold elections in September and polls
00:18show that in all three, the AfD has the lead.
00:23The party is known for its fierce anti-immigrant rhetoric, leveraging migration as a key voter
00:29concern in eastern Germany.
00:31I think that conservative, right-wing conservative forces, authoritarian populist forces, which
00:38are becoming very strong in Thuringia, are in great danger of normalising.
00:47That certain narratives are being replanted into the middle of society and are becoming
00:52accessible.
00:53That is my biggest concern.
00:55Daniel Egbe acquired German citizenship in 2003, but he fears this still won't be enough
01:01if the AfD gains power.
01:03We are going with a certain fear.
01:07Nobody wants the right-wing party to come to the market, especially the so-called re-migration.
01:15The migrant debate has also been exacerbated by the knife attack in Solingen, which was
01:20allegedly perpetrated by a rejected Syrian asylum seeker who should have been deported
01:25last year.
01:28German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has responded by pledging stricter deportation rules.