Germany's far-right AfD has secured victory in a regional election in the former East German state of Thuringia, where the anti-migrant party is now the leading political force. The party also saw success in the state of Saxony, coming a close second place, just behind the conservative CDU party. The landmark results come just a year ahead of national elections in Germany.
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00:00Anti-fascists! Alert! Alert!
00:08Never again with the Nazi pest! Get out! Get out!
00:15People started to feel better and dared to scare people.
00:22Practically vote against your own ideals.
00:30We are now live on TV and are watching interviews.
00:35We are here at Public Viewing and we have...
00:38All alone, the last fascist.
00:44I am not surprised, but still totally shocked.
00:48I hoped that my fellow countrymen would not vote for the fascists.
00:52I can't say more.
00:55The AfD could now block every law in the parliament.
00:58And Thuringia needs diversity because we need workers.
01:05No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Let's go through here first.
01:13It's not about sharing our values and interests with migrants.
01:18That we don't welcome them.
01:20But it's about letting millions of people from countries into the country...
01:24...who don't share our values and who really cause problems.
01:26And this problem must be addressed.
01:29And we will do that as the AfD.
01:31If they want to continue, everything will stay the way it is.
01:34Or whether there will be talks with the BSB.
01:37We will form a coalition with the AfD.
01:40For us it is important that for the people...
01:47Man, friends.
01:49You are all stupid.