{"id":61964,"date":"2026-09-06T14:11:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T18:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/afd-has-made-history-in-saxony-anhalt-says-lead-candidate-siegmund\/06\/09\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T14:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T18:11:07","slug":"afd-has-made-history-in-saxony-anhalt-says-lead-candidate-siegmund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/afd-has-made-history-in-saxony-anhalt-says-lead-candidate-siegmund\/06\/09\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"AfD has &#8216;made history&#8217; in Saxony-Anhalt, says lead candidate Siegmund"},"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\">The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has &#8220;made history&#8221; in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund said on Sunday after exit polls showed the far-right party securing 44% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We have achieved exactly what we wanted to achieve,&#8221; Siegmund said after the first exit polls were announced by broadcaster ARD. &#8220;We have made history in this state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Siegmund is hoping to become the AfD&#8217;s first premier of one of Germany&#8217;s 16 federal states, but the exit polls suggest the party has narrowly missed securing an absolute majority in the state parliament in Magdeburg.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_kea6m6l1dinpfiuqq5bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_kea6m6l1dinpfiuqq5bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_kea6m6l1dinpfiuqq5bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_14ea6m6l1dinpfiuqq5bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_14ea6m6l1dinpfiuqq5bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_14ea6m6l1dinpfiuqq5bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Siegmund, who became a political sensation on the campaign trail in Saxony-Anhalt, said he wanted to extend a hand to all parties willing to bring about a fundamental political transformation in the state. 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