All right, Alexander, let's talk about the German elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, NRW.

Now, these elections, in the past, these elections would not have garnered so much attention around the world.

In Germany, very important.

But elsewhere around the world, I don't think many people would be paying too much attention around the world. In Germany, very important. But elsewhere around the world,

I don't think many people would be paying too much attention to these elections in North Rhine-Westphalia.

But of course, we have two narratives that have played out during these local elections. The first

narrative is the rise of the AFD and the collapse of

Chancellor Black Rock Mertz.

So you're going to update us on that and how AIFD did in North Rhine Vesphalia, which is,

from my understanding, an SPD stronghold.

So that's narrative number one. And of course, the second narrative in and around

North Rhinewasphalia is concerning the deaths of AEFDA candidates in this area, seven deaths in three weeks. We finally had the elections. What was the result,

Alexander? What is the breakdown of what happened in North Rhine, Westphalia?

Right. Well, let me first of all begin by saying a little bit about North Rhine Vestphalia,

which is a region of Germany. I happen to know very, very well. It is big. It's got a population

of around 17, 80 million. It has a bigger population than East Germany does, the former East

Germany. It is where the Ruhr is mostly located. You know, the great,

big, industrial area, region of Germany, with its factories, its cities, its steelworks,

its former steelworks, the cities like Cologne, Essen, Dusseldorf, they're all located there.

The former capital of West Germany, Bonn, is also in this area too.

So this is very much the industrial heartland of the former West Germany.

And of course, it is still an absolutely key state in Germany.

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