{"id":61326,"date":"2026-08-14T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T20:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/afd-election-hopeful-revels-in-most-dangerous-man-in-germany-label\/14\/08\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:03:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T20:03:02","slug":"afd-election-hopeful-revels-in-most-dangerous-man-in-germany-label","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/afd-election-hopeful-revels-in-most-dangerous-man-in-germany-label\/14\/08\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"AfD election hopeful revels in &#8216;most dangerous man in Germany&#8217; label"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A politician from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been branded the &#8220;most dangerous man in Germany,&#8221; weeks before an election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt that could make him the far-right party&#8217;s first ever state premier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The latest edition of the famous Spiegel weekly magazine on Friday pictured the AfD&#8217;s Ulrich Siegmund on its cover with the &#8220;most dangerous&#8221; label.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At a campaign event on Friday, Siegmund told a journalist that the cover was &#8220;very good publicity&#8221; for him. 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