Saxony-Anhalt

AfD Gains in Saxony-Anhalt Prompt Some Migrants to Consider Leaving

Saxony-Anhalt's 83-seat legislature elected AfD's Tobias Rausch as speaker Tuesday after the party fell three seats short of a majority on Sept. 6.

AfD Leader Links Arms Plant to Deportation Drive

Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD’s likely leader in Saxony-Anhalt, floated allowing a weapons producer to operate in the state to fund his party’s planned deportation campaigns, linking arms production to internal security and national defence. The plan involves a potential Elbit Systems facility in Sangerhausen, though officials say it would not produce complete weapons and legal/political obstacles remain amid opposition from other parties.

AfD Wins Record Vote in Saxony-Anhalt