former classmates this morning i was joking around saying that he wonders if it wouldn't be better if the engine was not a not an independent federal state anymore but rather became a member or part of the neighboring state of very high because he feels that people in politics there are much more reasonable now jokes like this tell you that people here are shocked about the outcome of the election but they also in a sense helpless many people of course are especially shocked about the strong outcome of the a.f.d. the far right populists here and a range of our very special a 50 there are more extreme more right wing the leading candidate. who is certainly one of the most controversial politicians here in germany and many people actually hope that his harsh rhetoric will scare off voters now that didn't happen and many people are very shocked that a man with fascist tendencies can actually get almost