00:00Is the firewall against Germany's far-right AFD crumbling?
00:03On Sunday, the party won its best result ever in a state election.
00:07Despite winning 44% of the vote, it's just short of a governing majority.
00:12That's renewed focus on the firewall, or Brandmauer.
00:15The principle that mainstream parties don't work with the AFD,
00:18and there are now signs that the firewall may be cracking.
00:22Lawmakers in Saxony Anahad and across Germany are now questioning the firewall.
00:25Rumors are rife that disgruntled conservative MPs in the state may break away and support the AFD.
00:33That is the AFD's preferred option.
00:35Another sign that the firewall may be falling lies here.
00:38The anti-immigration, anti-NATO BSW party made it into parliament in Saxony and had two.
00:45They're anti-firewall.
00:46We don't think it works to exclude more than 40% of the voters, the voters of the AFD.
00:51It only made them stronger, but we will not be part of any formal agreement.
00:56The BSW has said it's willing to offer support on a case-by-case basis.
01:00So there are a few routes that could see the AFD enter government,
01:03and that would represent the political and practical end of the firewall,
01:07at least on the regional level.
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