Could Germany’s far right take power in a state for the first time? | DW News

A regional election this weekend could fundamentally change the political landscape in Germany. The far-right AfD is on course for a resounding victory and could take over a state government for the first time. The latest opinion polls puts the AfD at 42%. That’s nearly double their closest rivals the conservative CDU.

00:00 AfD Leads in Saxony-Anhalt: The stakes of Sunday's state election
01:05 How the anti-AfD firewall was built and why it is now being questioned
01:55 Tom Nuttall (Economist) on polling accuracy
03:29 Inside an AfD rally
05:09 Voter anger, migration, and Ukraine: What is driving AfD support
06:23 Has the firewall backfired?
10:01 Could these elections end Friedrich Merz's government?

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