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the most recognizable phase of Germany's farri right afd now BJ herker has led a right-wing extremist party to win a regional election for the first time since 1945 an historic Victory the afd victory in thja deals a devastating blow to Germany's mainstream parties of the three in the Coalition governing at National level only the social Democrats passed the 5% threshold needed to enter Parliament now aims to lead the regional government here we are ready to take on the responsibility of forming a government it's parliamentary tradition here in Germany that the strongest party invites others to talks in the coming week we'll hold talks in the party committees we'll analyze the situation and then we'll decide to whom we will present the offers of talks but just who would take up that offer is another question other parties have strictly ruled out governing with the afd which they see as anti-democratic in Germany's other Regional election in sexy the governing conservative CDU may have narly fed off the gains made by the afd to come first there we all know how disappointed people are with what's happening in Berlin and the people here in Saxony trusted us they didn't cast a protest vote instead they gave us this strong result with their support but it could still face problems if the current Regional Alliance fails to secure an absolute majority or to agree a coalition deal the conservatives could face the prospect of having to negotiate with a leftwing populist BSW to keep the afd at Bay the mainstream parties face another challenge in 3 weeks when a third Eastern German State Brandenburg also votes for a new Parliament the afd's leading polls there but the populist BSW is also a force to be reckoned with the regional iCal landscape in the East is becoming increasingly unpredictable