Ulrich Siegmund: AfD's Lead Candidate in Saxony-Anhalt
Ulrich Siegmund’s online appeal and softened style have helped the AfD gain momentum as it seeks to become Germany’s first far-right state government since 1945.
- On Sunday, the Alternative for Germany party was projected to finish first in Saxony-Anhalt's statewide election, with lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund positioned to become the first far-right politician to govern a German state since democracy's reestablishment.
- Siegmund capitalized on regional grievances in Saxony-Anhalt, where unemployment of roughly 8% exceeds national averages, after joining the AfD in 2014 to oppose what he perceived as high-handed Berlin policies.
- With more than 850,000 TikTok followers, Siegmund projects a personable image that Der Spiegel described as "the most dangerous man in Germany," while supporters find him "so approachable and charming."
- The domestic intelligence agency labeled the party "suspected extremist," an accusation the AfD rejects as politically motivated, while Siegmund declined to condemn supporters chanting "Sieg Heil" or judge if the Holocaust was history's worst crime.
- If the AfD wins an outright majority, Siegmund could govern Saxony-Anhalt, where the party proposes cutting public broadcaster funding and banning gay pride flags in schools, marking a historic shift for German far-right politics.
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