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Ahead of state election, projection on Magdeburg Cathedral warns against AfD government

From Die Zeit · () German

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  • A civic alliance projected the slogan “What we love, we do not give up. True love of home is not the AfD” onto Magdeburg Cathedral and the state parliament.
  • The action concluded the “True Love of Home Is” campaign, which urges voters to support democratic parties and prevent an AfD-only government.
  • Saxony-Anhalt will elect a new state parliament on Sunday, while authorities classify the AfD in the state as confirmed far-right extremist.

“What we love, we do not give up. True love of home is not the AfD.” The slogan appeared on Friday evening across the façade of Magdeburg Cathedral and the state parliament, projected there by a civic alliance shortly before Saxony-Anhalt’s state election.

The action marked the conclusion of the “True Love of Home Is” campaign by Mehr als uns trennt, an organization that describes itself as nonpartisan, independent and funded by donations. The group said further buildings would carry the projection on Saturday.

The initiative has campaigned for votes for democratic parties through posters and a bus tour. Its stated aim is to prevent an AfD-only government in Saxony-Anhalt. Supporters include actors Sandra Hüller and Christian Friedel, as well as people from civil society, business and academia.

Saxony-Anhalt will elect a new state parliament on Sunday. The state’s Office for the Protection of the Constitution has classified the AfD there as confirmed far-right extremist.

What we love, we do not give up. True love of home is not the AfD.

· Mehr als uns trennt campaignThe slogan was projected onto Magdeburg Cathedral and the state parliament before the Saxony-Anhalt election.
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