Saaeid Saaeid reacts emotionally to the election results in Magdeburg

Saaeid Saaeid holds his hands in front of his face shortly after 6 p.m. So he turns around and walks away. When he sits down on the small wall in front of the office building in downtown Magdeburg a few minutes later, he wipes the tears from his face. He is silent, then says: "It's hurtful."

Everything that changed the moment the election results came in can be seen on his face. All the pain. Saaeid Saaeid has been living in Magdeburg for six and a half years. He is now German and originally comes from Syria. He is known in the city, he is a member of the integration advisory board, and during the election campaign he became one of the most important voices in the migrant community. It was clear to him that the right would triumph. But like that?