00:02Germany's far-right AFD is now just three seats short of a majority in one state and the question
00:08now is whether they can find the support to govern. Alternative for Germany finished first
00:13in Saxony-Anhalt Sunday taking nearly 44 percent of the vote and 39 of 83 seats in the state
00:20parliament. It needs 42 for a majority. So now the focus turns to whether the AFD can find a partner
00:27or enough support from other lawmakers to form a government. If it does, Germany could get its
00:33first far-right-led state government since World War II. The result was also a major defeat for
00:39Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union. Merz says his party was deeply shocked but
00:45that he still plans to move forward with economic reforms despite their unpopularity. He also
00:51reaffirmed Germany's support for Ukraine and said the country's institutions remain stable.
00:56The AFD campaigns for tougher immigration policies and takes a more Russia-friendly
01:01approach than Germany's mainstream parties. Germany's domestic intelligence agency has
01:06classified the party's Saxony-Anhalt branch as right-wing extremists. Germany's major
01:12parties have spent years refusing to govern with the AFD.
