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00:00The question of why people are voting for them is quite varied.
00:03I think dissatisfaction with mainstream politics is a large part of it.
00:09They came second in the election in February, partly because of a focus on migration.
00:16Now, of course, Germany was beset by a number of very tragic terrorist attacks committed by people who had previously asked for asylum in the country.
00:27And many voters felt like their concerns were not being addressed by that, despite the fact that both of the two mainstream parties, the SPD and CDU, had attacked to the right and towards the AFD's position on migration, although it's not clear whether that had much effect.