a coalition with them for years the a.f.d. has benefited from feelings of insecurity and of being neglected in the east it has taken on the slogans of the civil rights movement in former communist east germany berlin grand coalition partners the c.d.u. and the s.p.d. especially are looking to the state elections with apprehension the s.p.d. is suffering from dwindling support and membership. and the c.d.u. is no longer getting through to their core voters in the east not a good sign for under the medical's grand coalition. the likely winners of the state elections apart from the f.t. will be the greens their forecast to get record results in both saxony and brandenburg. with just 2 days to go until those state elections that bring in our chief political editor now michelle a christian as she is in the state of brandenburg for us in the small city of conics in bristol house and is the final day of campaigning and she's been keeping