{"id":85697,"date":"2026-09-05T20:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T20:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/85697\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T20:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T20:24:09","slug":"germanys-afd-closes-saxony-anhalt-campaign-vowing-to-take-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/85697\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany&#8217;s AfD closes Saxony-Anhalt campaign vowing to take power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) wrapped up its state election campaign in Saxony-Anhalt by reaffirming its ambition to take power and vowing to &#8220;take our country back&#8221; from day one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">National co-chairs Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel addressed a packed hall of hundreds of cheering, flag-waving supporters on the eve of what could be a historic election &#8211; potentially bringing the first far-right party to power in a German state since World War II.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chrupalla told the eastern state&#8217;s lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund that &#8220;the real work as premier-in-waiting begins on Monday.&#8221; He added: &#8220;This blue wave from Magdeburg will wash over Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and on to Berlin. It will ultimately bring about change at the national level too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Weidel called out to the packed hall: &#8220;Uli Siegmund will make history tomorrow for Saxony-Anhalt, for Germany.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The anti-immigration party has been polling above 40%, and is hoping to secure an unprecedented absolute majority of seats in the state parliament in Magdeburg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The party has held a clear lead over the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), who lead the current three-party coalition in Saxony-Anhalt and have been polling at about 23%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The party&#8217;s manifesto includes setting up a task force to speed up deportations, reviving school exchanges with Russia, creating segregated classes for the children of asylum-seekers and banning rainbow flags in schools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Siegmund told the crowd: &#8220;One more sleep, then we take our country back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said the party had spent more than three years preparing to take over government, building a network to bring together &#8220;all the bright minds in this state&#8221; so it could act from day one rather than just talk. Siegmund announced that deportations would begin on day one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The party&#8217;s Saxony-Anhalt branch has declared a sole majority government as its goal. The final poll before the election, published Thursday by research group Forschungsgruppe Wahlen for broadcaster ZDF, put the AfD at 41% and the CDU at 23%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In Saxony-Anhalt and four other states, the AfD has been classified by Germany&#8217;s domestic intelligence service as a &#8220;confirmed right-wing extremist organization.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A view of the event hall before the start of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) campaign wrap-up at the AMO Culture and Convention Center. (is associated with: \u00abGermany's AfD closes Saxony-Anhalt campaign vowing to take power\u00bb) Michael Brandt\/dpa\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/6f11bcb882ec2a2dd678ffc35d2c5124.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A view of the event hall before the start of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) campaign wrap-up at the AMO Culture and Convention Center. 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