a special thank you to each of our subscribers who make this channel possible here's today's story exit polls show far right party leading in one German state election nearly level with conservatives in another a new Party founded by a prominent leftist was also making an immediate impact while the parties in Chancellor Olaf scholz's unpopular national government were set for weak results the exit polls for ARD and zdf public television put support for alternative for Germany or AF at 30.5 to 33.5% in Thia and 31.5% in Saxony they put the center right Christian Democratic Union the main opposition party at the national level at 24.5% in Thia and 31.5 to 32% in Saxony it's extremely unlikely that any other party will agree to put afd in power by joining it in a coalition even so its strength is likely to make forming new state governments extremely difficult the strength of the new Sarah wagon Alliance or BSW which was seen taking up to 16% of the vote in Thia and 12% in Saxony adds another level of complication Alice widle a national co-leader of afd called it a historic success and described the result as a requium for scholz's Coalition the cdu's National General Secretary carsten linman reiterated the party's refusal to work with afd deep discontent with a national government notorious for infighting anti-immigration sentiment and skepticism toward German military aid for Ukraine are among the factors contributing to support for populist parties in the region afd's strength is notable in the formerly communist East with the party's branches in Saxony and theia under official surveillance for right-wing extremism the leader of afd in theia Bjorn Hawk has faced legal issues for using a Nazi slogan at political events in another state election alternative for Germany won for the first time in the East and was projected to finish closely behind mainstream conservatives in a second vote a new Party founded by a prominent leftist also made an immediate impact while Chancellor Olaf scholz's national government parties obtained weak results the rise of afd and other populist parties reflects dissatisfaction with the current government's policies and performance the upcoming national election in Germany will be closely watched following these state election results that's all for this story We upload videos every day covering many different subjects so hit that subscribe button to stay informed thanks for watching