4 September 2026
Independent · Brussels & Berlin
Person
AfD state parliamentarian and ideological architect, Alternative for Germany
Coverage 2 articles
Politics
The far-right party polls above 40% in the eastern state, threatening to form the first far-right state government since 1945. Its radical platform is shaped by ideologue Hans-Thomas Tillschneider.
Politics
With polls showing the far-right party within reach of an absolute majority, its leaders have drafted a 100-day programme, a civil service restructuring plan and a legal defence strategy designed to normalise AfD rule nationally.
