# How the AfD and right-wing influencers are competing for German votes

https://mins.news/en/video/37502

- DW News, 2026-08-30 11:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHlpRNFPOKE

> In Saxony-Anhalt, right-wing influencers are using social media to reach young voters as the AfD campaigns ahead of the state election. For the first time since World War II, a far-right politician could become a German state premier. AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund is particularly popular with young voters and presents himself as a fresh, positive figure promising to get Germany back on its feet.

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