vital even criticised the german government for introducing same sex marriage a running mate alexander garland is a founding f.t. member he's drawn condemnation for racist statements about what tank a black soccer player who helped clinch the twenty fourteen world cup for germany people think he's a good footballer down and set last year but they don't want to what tang as a neighbor. the a.s.d. hasn't always been a far right populist party and you come out to the german political scene it was founded just four years ago back then it was a single issue set up campaigning against the euro and germany's contribution to the e.u. bailout fund for greece it's almost got elected to the bundestag in twenty thirteen but ended up just shy of the five percent needed. but the f.t.c. electoral fortunes changed when chancellor merkel declared germany's borders open at the height of the migration crisis. the party has transformed itself at an incredible speed into a right wing extremist party with nationalist elements so in that respect it's a challenge for all democrats for the fall of democrat. wherever m

way the way well let's go to it we've got a clip now let me to let me bring this clip in of alexander garland one of the. co-leaders let's listen to what he had to say this is. very familiar this is what happened this morning in german politics new developments from compatriot one of the co-chairs of the fifty. upping awaiting from a press conference that they were giving here. she's one of the most familiar faces internationally from the party and i think this is maybe an indication of potential further divisions within the party maybe the policy might even explode. what. what how could he said that she wanted her party to be a conservative opposition and ready for government in twenty twenty one of the next election and she's with this action she's shown that she doesn't believe the party leadership power and co. going to do that what they're going to do is fundamental opposition and you know and she's right this is what's going to happen to the police party is going to be more and more radical and is not that is why they're not actually going to upset german politics because they're not go

those ideas and they want to encourage other people to act in a particular way it is not just alexander garland there are other people who have lived off the state who get a state pension and are now pitting the people against the government we know it can happen and it is happening right now it is outrageous there are also people really dark intentions there are people who will not work for the peace of our country or europe we need to talk about it out loud. i was in. let me know and i would like to refer to a quote by hillary clinton who wants called half of trump's voters a basket of deplorable. to have a concern that by talking in this way you only mobilize those people that we saw that in the us people responded to such statements in the following way you know it is not true and i will vote for them anyway. and first of all i think we need to stop pretending that the issue doesn't exist voters need to act responsibly to you can say i want to live in the country use the opportunities provided by the democratic system and then disappointed by something vote for politicians who would destroy

those who are also in the leadership of the party we're particularly looking at the likes of alexander garland and alice of a little who have been the who are the the two special candidates for the alternative for germany party here when we look at those and we look at it petri from petri there was a more moderate approach to what ultimately is a a right wing political party here in germany it's the first time that any right wing party has entered the parliament here since since the second world war and alternative which i mean certainly that bullet she was trying to keep them closer to the center closer to perhaps a more moderate message but through gallon down to vital they want to go on something different and we can see through a vital just how well explosive she can be when she feels cornered and challenged. by the way said our economy guys thank you thank you thank you thank you. thank you thank you. certainly there was a lot of criticism for the alternative for germany party throughout the election campaign but walking off the set of public debates that's not going to get people on side

when not talking about any person, will talk about alexander garland, one of the most prominent members he said german soldiers in the afd, he said german soldiers in the first such was to be proud of they did. do you agree? no, that's they did. do you agree? no, that's the loan quote. he said the same way the loan quote. he said the same way the fans are pile of napoleon and the fans are pile of napoleon and the british turtle, we can be proud of german soldiers in the first and second world wars. he didn't say what they achieved, no. i think you made it difficult to us to convince the voters to be on board. you can't explain this to thejewish community because they will say this is not exactly what we had hoped to come from the afd. had you exchange for the jewish community that you use phrases that the lying press which was a nazi term. there are lots of terms used by nazis. rory best to avoid them? it goes back further. it was in the weimar republic that got coin. you also used in nazi term for german people. you know full well that was a time which the nazis used? it was a term use

alexander garland who is one of the co-chairs of the day has said that won't happen he says he's ready to work with anyone in his party who is ready to work with him and with his coat leader. is so you know there is such a thing as a moderate wing within the f.t. don't forget the party started out primarily as a euro skeptic. organization and that it's only latterly that the whole question of immigration and the critique of his law has come more to the fore so there are more moderate people still you know moving under the umbrella of the alternative for germany and you know possibly waiting for their moment to show how important they're going to be within the parliamentary party as it forms as it is now forming itself for today and in the coming days and weeks. simon young for us at the bundestag simon stay right there we're going to come back to you for a little more analysis in just a moment to talk about coalition building because the anglo-american now faces a tough task in forming a new government she's most likely to link up with the pro-business after and the environmentalist sc

alexander garland, a high profile figure in the afd said the battle isn't over, don't come with anythingr exit polls based on confirmed votes. the exit polls we are referring to at the moment are based on asking voters as they are based on asking voters as they are leaving the booths which way they have gone. so as we go along, they have gone. so as we go along, the exit polls are going to get more and more accurate. the free democrats have projected a vote of 10%. their leader is speaking now. he could be crucial in terms of what coalition germany ends up in. for this country and we are going to accept this responsibility. applause. dear friends, dearfriends, in this dear friends, in this election dearfriends, in this election night in 2017, we are casting back our minds to the election night of 2009 and the ensuing events. we also remember the election night of 2013 when voters gave us the very, very ha rd when voters gave us the very, very hard task in order to regenerate. we are standing in the line of a very strong tradition and we have regenerated ourselves in this tradition. we ar

the way well let's we've got to we've got a clip now let me to let me bring this clip in of alexander garland one of the. co-leaders let's listen to what he had to say this is. a patriot very familiar this is what happened this morning in german politics new development from page three one of the co-chairs of the f.t. . hoping and awaiting from a press conference that they were giving here. she's one of the most familiar faces internationally from the party and i think this is maybe an indication of potential further divisions within the party maybe the policy might even explode. what. what how could he said that she wanted her party to be a conservative opposition and ready for government in twenty twenty one of the next election and she's with this action she's shown that she doesn't believe the party leadership power and co. going to do that what they're going to do is fundamental opposition and you know and she's right this is what's going to happen that the police party is going to be more and more radical and is not that is why they're not actually going to upset german politics because