Saxony-Anhalt election: AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund casts his vote
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- AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund voted in his hometown of Tangermünde during the Saxony-Anhalt state election.
- He arrived at the polling station with his wife on a blue Simson moped that he had used repeatedly during the campaign.
- A medical emergency took place outside the polling station shortly before he voted, and police said a man required resuscitation.
Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD’s lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, arrived at a polling station in his hometown of Tangermünde on the blue Simson moped that had featured repeatedly in his campaign.
Siegmund came with his wife and arrived about 20 minutes later than planned. Many local residents and journalists had gathered outside the polling station to await him.
He had also used the moped during campaign trips with voters. Descendants of the Jewish Simson family had strongly criticized the AfD for linking the mopeds to its election campaign.
Shortly before Siegmund cast his ballot, emergency medical personnel responded to an incident outside the polling station. Police said a man had to be resuscitated, but it was initially unclear whether he survived.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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