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AfD leads polling ahead of Saxony-Anhalt state election
Ulrich Siegmund's party is projected to win 42 per cent of the vote on 6 September, threatening the stability of Friedrich Merz's federal coalition.
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Ulrich Siegmund
Lead candidate for the Alternative for Germany in Saxony-Anhalt, Alternative for Germany
What we have reported
- Siegmund is campaigning on a platform of mass deportations and cultural reform ahead of the 6 September vote.
- Expected to become minister-president if his party wins an outright majority on September 6.
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AfD poised to break German firewall with Saxony-Anhalt victory
Ulrich Siegmund's party could take a state premiership on September 6, forcing Berlin to confront intelligence sharing, fiscal leverage and constitutional limits it has never tested.
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