brent: frank hofmann in munich. frank, thank you very much.l, there is bad news for german chancellor merkel party -- merkel's party. most of its voters lost went to the far right afd party. reporter: the left party had a lot to celebrate, with the state premier. the party took first place and is set to continue in government, but they were not the only one celebrating. the far-right afd doubled its results from five years ago. but for the parties that make up the ruling coalition in berlin, strained smiles where the order of the day. chancellor angela merkel tried to put a good face on it, but the disappointment with the formally marginalized parties was clear. >> the polarization with the far and centerleft linking up with the greens on one side and the far-right in an extreme form headed by the lead candidate has really increased and struck us hard. >> if all of the parties in the political center, the greens, the social democrats, and us are so clearly losing public confidence while the margins have grown so strong, then a lot hahas change