The fear factor? Populist alternative rises in German politics

State elections have propelled Alternative für Deutschland, or A-f-D, into Berlin's legislature for the first time. In some districts of the capital, over 50 percent of voters chose the party. They are now in ten of Germany's sixteen state parliaments. So who are the supporters of A-f-D? And why do they back a party said to be anti-refugee and anti-Islam? 'I wouldn't say we are Islamophobic' We caught up with some A-f-D supporters at a street festival in East Berlin - just before the stat… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2016/09/23/the-fear-factor-populist-alternative-rises-in-german-politics What are the top stories today? Click to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyY1udCyYqBeDOz400FlseNGNqReKkFd euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=euronews euronews is available in 13 languages: https://www.youtube.com/user/euronewsnetwork/channels In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/euronews Twitter: http://twitter.com/euronews Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews