Analyst: Former East Germany Feels 'Unheard' Amid Far-Right Gains

Regional election results in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have confirmed a breakthrough by Germany's far-right AfD party, two weeks after the party's strong showing in Saxony-Anhalt, according to France 24. Jeannette Süss, of the Franco-German relations study committee at the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri), discussed the results as a guest on the France 24 program Au cœur de l'info.

According to France 24, Süss said there is a feeling among people in the former East German territories that they are not being listened to. The outlet described the election results as a setback for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU party, which acknowledged the loss while saying it would continue with its planned reforms.