Migrant communities in Germany fear surge in support for far-right

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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.

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