Germany's Merz 'deeply shocked' by far-right AfD party victory

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The German Chancellor, Freidrich Merz, says that Sunday's state election victory by the far-right AfD represents a change in "all of Germany". The AfD took a clear victory in Saxony-Anhalt but fell three seats short of an overall majority. The party says it is "very, very close" to forming a government, which would make it the first far-right party to run a state in Germany since the Second World War. Radio 4's Sarah Montague from the World at One hears from Germany Correspondent Jess Parker. Image credit: Reuters/Axel Schmidt