After the state election for Brandenburg concluded this weekend, both the Social Democrats and far-right Alternative for Germany emerged as biggest winners. The liberal Free Democratic Party, part of Germany's ruling coalition, was left fighting for existence. What comes next?
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00:00German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrat Party narrowly beat the far right in the Brandenburg elections yesterday.
00:07With all eyes on the East German state elections that took place this month,
00:11it seems that the established parties have a long road ahead before the federal elections next year.
00:16Political expert Dr. Jan-Philip Tomaszek says the situation is tough.
00:30And what happens now?
01:00Although AfD has made major gains in all three eastern state elections,
01:09they will be unable to govern as all parties have vowed not to cooperate with them.
01:13We asked Potsdam residents what they made of the vote.
01:30I voted yesterday and I found the election results much better than in some other federal states.
01:45Coalition negotiations in the other states of Thuringia and Saxony have not yet concluded.
01:50Both the Greens and the FDP have been kicked out of the state parliaments.
01:54For the Greens it was a close call, but the liberals will now be fighting for their survival.
01:59Now that the three East German state elections of Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg are over,
02:04political pressure is mounting on the liberals.
02:07German Finance Minister Christian Lindner is under immense pressure to make key decisions before Christmas this year,
02:13as many are now wondering if the FDP will even survive in the coalition government until the federal elections next year.
02:20Liv Stroud, in Potsdam, for Euronews.