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What Would an AfD Win in Saxony-Anhalt Mean for Germany?

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All eyes are on the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, where the far-right Alternative for Germany has been polling around 40 percent ahead of Sunday's election. We spoke to experts to find out if the 'extremist' party could lead a state government.

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An official who says that she is the "only non-fascho bride in the village". An elderly nurse who is considering moving away. A pastor who has been opposed. Here 13 people from Saxony-Anhalt say what they fear in an election victory of the AfD.

·Hamburg, Germany
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Ulrich Siegmund wants to systematically rebuild Saxony-Anhalt. Experts warn: The policy of the AfD would deter investors and tear a billion gap into the budget.

·Düsseldorf, Germany
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The far right borders 40% in Saxony-Anhalt and forces the CDU to seek a complicated alternative government

Answering people's search for meaning and thus offering a counterpoint to the AfD is, according to the pastor Justus Geilhufe from Saxony, the task of the churches. "The strength of the AfD is only the weakness of the others," he says.

In Germany, provincial elections are approaching, in which the extremist AfD has a good chance of success in Saxony-Anhalt. Even if it does not form a government, turbulent times await the country.

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