# Campaign crowds in Magdeburg rally behind AfD’s lead candidate

https://mins.news/en/video/25297

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-18 15:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l88fAOuUGaI

> Less than three weeks before Saxony-Anhalt votes, far-right AfD supporters in Magdeburg queue to meet lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund, whom Der Spiegel has called “the most dangerous man in Germany.” Polls indicate the party could lead the vote and secure an absolute seat majority, enabling changes to education, broadcasting rules and policing, including treatment of refugees and migrants.

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