The real underlying issue is the economic pressure - much worse in East Germany ...

The real underlying issue is the economic pressure - much worse in East Germany than in West Germany. People have problems, but the real problems are not immigration or green politics.

IMO they explain it well here:

Inside The Rise of Germany's New Far-Right

https://youtu.be/l2SjWowpynY?si=9P4R6CtrNrXEsYx0