Far-right election win leaves migrants questioning their future in eastern Germany

BERLIN -- Ever since the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party won a regional election last month, not a day goes by without Ola Akhras and her husband discussing whether they should go back to Syria.The couple live with their two young daughters in Magdeburg, where Saxony-Anhalt's newly elected state legislature is meeting Tuesday for the first time since the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, surged to its best result yet — putting it in a strong position to form Germany's first far-right regional government since World War II.During its first sitting, the 83-seat legislature will elect its speaker — a job that traditionally goes to the largest party — and the AfD hopes for an initial symbolic victory. The state's next governor is unlikely to be chosen before December.“It’s bad — we’ve built our lives here, we really loved being here, but now we don’t feel welcome anymore,” said Akhras, who fled Homs for Germany in 2018. She speaks fluent German and works as a doctor at the local hospital, where she is completing her specialist training in internal medicine.Akhras, who wears a hijab, says she feels appreciated at work, but has lately encountered hostility while sh...