There are still around two and a half months until the state elections in the east. And that was an important topic. Also at the meeting between the Eastern Prime Ministers and the Federal Chancellor. Above all, it was about coming to terms with the AfD's success in the eastern German federal states in the European elections. Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Haseloff from the CDU. He called the results a disaster. But this also includes the rise of the Alliance. Sahra Wagenknecht. Serious expressions on the faces of the Eastern Prime Ministers when posing with the Chancellor. There is a sense of alarm. The AfD won the European elections in almost all of eastern Germany, and in September there are state elections in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg, which has been governed by the SPD for more than 30 years . I always recommend humility to everyone. When voters tell you how they see the future, how they look at things, then you shouldn't look away, but take it seriously and not move on to the agenda. And that applies to all established parties. In Thuringia, Björn Höcke's AfD is at 28%, according to a new survey. The CDU gained one point and ended up at 23%. The Sahra Wagenknecht alliance achieved 21% from a standing start. Bodo Ramelow's ruling left party only gets 11%, even though the Prime Minister himself has high popularity ratings. The special phenomenon is called the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance. A new party that emerged from the left, but which suddenly becomes a pillar saint. Now, in the polls in Thuringia, the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance is suddenly at 21% in Thuringia, even though she is not running in Thuringia. The big question is how to form a government in the east after the state elections. The CDU does not want to form a coalition with the AfD. Party leader Merz also wants to give the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance a wide berth in the federal government. For the states, Saxony-Anhalt, CDU Prime Minister, leaves open the possibility of cooperation with the new BSW. At the state level you have to look closely, who is actually there, who is responsible? We probably have a few handfuls of members. I don't know a single person here in Saxony-Anhalt. There is no national association. What is important is that we as a party in the middle must once again demonstrate new legitimacy for what we are responsible for. There is great dissatisfaction with current politics in East Germany. The established parties only have two and a half months left until the state elections. To change the mood.