Lower thirds:

00:02 Report by / Anja Koch & Tom Gennoy
01:18 Christiane Lehnemann / Grannies Against The Far Right

Script:

Sunday's election result has left many in Saxony-Anhalt shaken.

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"It's a real shock."

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"It's sobering and sad." 

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"It's terrifying that this party can achieve such a result."
 
The city of Halle is home to two of the three constituencies in which the AfD did not claim the direct parliamentary mandate.

On Monday, many locals here gathered to share and soothe their pain together.

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"It's bad for everyone who cares about human rights, and for everyone who's a bit different, or who doesn't fit in mainstream society."

The fact that theirs was one of the few areas not to fall to the far-right offers little comfort.

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"[We're worried] about losing the things we love about the place we live in, about losing cultural spaces or youth centers, the places I go to have fun and meet friends. Soon these places might be left without funding."

On the other island in Saxony-Anhalt's new sea of AfD blue, in the state capital Magdeburg,  the "Grannies Against the Far Right" are also deeply concerned about their state's future.
 
+++ Christiane Lehnemann, Grannies Against the Far Right +++
"Lots of people from our international community are now considering leaving. If they do, we'll have a labor shortage, we won't have enough nurses or care staff, enough doctors or bus drivers. All of us here will be much worse off."

This grassroots initiative of mostly elderly women has been campaigning against extremism for years. They're disappointed after Sunday's vote - but by no means ready to give up their fight.
 
+++ Christiane Lehnemann, Grannies Against the Far Right +++
"Stay here and defend yourself daily. That's my motto."

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