Meet the charismatic 35-year-old getting Germans to vote for the far-right again

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-09-07 17:24

Ulrich Siegmund, a 35-year-old politician, has significantly boosted the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's performance in Saxony-Anhalt. Despite the AfD's controversial stances on immigration and Russia, Siegmund has cultivated a more approachable image, combining nostalgia for a perceived AI

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Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Geir Moulson, The Associated Press · 2026-09-07 17:24

Meet the charismatic 35-year-old getting Germans to vote for the far-right again

Ulrich Siegmund's face was everywhere in posters for Alternative for Germany, or AfD, in a campaign whose motto was “everything is possible.”