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Ulrich Siegmund: Now They Have to Govern, But How?

From Süddeutsche Zeitung · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Context piece
  • The AfD recorded its best-ever result in Saxony-Anhalt but did not win an absolute majority.
  • At the party’s election celebration in Magdeburg, Alice Weidel presented Ulrich Siegmund as a potential AfD state premier.

At the AfD’s election party in Magdeburg’s Old Theater, speakers proclaimed a “mandate to govern,” a “watershed” and even a “turning point in history.”

But party leader Alice Weidel went further than anyone else. She declared: “With Uli Siegmund, we have the first minister-president of the Alternative for Germany, right here in Saxony-Anhalt.”

The AfD achieved the strongest result in its history in the state, yet it missed the absolute majority. That leaves the question of how Ulrich Siegmund can proceed from here.

With Uli Siegmund, we have the first minister-president of the Alternative for Germany, right here in Saxony-Anhalt.

· Alice WeidelThe AfD leader spoke at the party’s election celebration in Magdeburg.
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Originally published by Süddeutsche Zeitung 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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