# Ulrich Siegmund: from CDU member to AfD lead candidate

https://mins.news/en/item/47855

- euronews, 2026-09-07 04:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/07/ulrich-siegmund-from-cdu-member-to-afd-lead-candidate

> At 35, Ulrich Siegmund is the AfD’s leading figure in Saxony-Anhalt, known for his media savvy and ambition to become minister-president. He wants to lead the party into government at the next state election.

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