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Ulrich Siegmund: AfD's Lead Candidate in Saxony-Anhalt

Summary by Deutsche Welle
For the first time since the Second World War, a far-right populist party could win power in Germany, led by a former fragrance salesman. Who is Ulrich Siegmund, the German far-right's new leading light?

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Lean Right

AfD leader in Saxony-Anhalt has built his ascent with the same formula he learned by selling fragrances: simple messages, constant repetition and a smile that never goes out Read

·Madrid, Spain
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The German far-right AfD's landslide victory in the state election in Saxony-Anhalt is also leaving a big mark nationally. "It's a huge thing symbolically," says political science professor Ann-Kristin Kölln to TT.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Ulrich Siegmund's supporters gather at his rallies to take photos with him. The candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is leading in the polls for the regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt with a strong agenda against undocumented immigrants, distrust of public media, and a shift in the historical narrative, which, in his view, focuses "too much on German guilt" following the Third Reich.

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The AfD won the election in Saxony-Anhalt. Leading candidate Ulrich Siegmund is responsible for this. What is known about him?

·Berlin, Germany
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As a far-right victory emerges in Saxony-Anhalt, this Sunday evening, September 6, we present to you the portrait of the regional list leader of the AfD party, first published on August 26, when this former atmosphere perfume seller was in the countryside.

·Paris, France
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Euronews broke the news in Lyon, France on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
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