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"Germany's most dangerous man"

2026-08-15 15:57:43Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA ENVER ROBELLI

"Germany's most dangerous man"

In its latest issue, the German magazine "Der Spiegel" has placed politician Ulrich Siegmund from the right-wing populist party AfD on the cover. Siegmund is likely to win the September 6 elections in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. At the German level, this party has radical positions against Kosovo.

On September 6, the most important elections of this year in Germany will be held in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Although it's holiday time, there's still no rest for the German media. This year, light summer topics are not dominating, but successive reports and reports from Saxony-Anhalt.

In this state, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, according to polls, could win around 43 percent of the vote.

Among the parties that have dominated the political scene for decades - the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats - there is fear that the AfD, for the first time, could take over the leadership of a German state and politician Ulrich Siegmund could become the first AfD premier in a German state.

The AfD is no ordinary party. Founded in 2013 as a reaction to the bailout of the euro, the single European currency, by Chancellor Angela Merkel's government, the party has become increasingly radicalized over the years.

By accepting around 1 million refugees, mainly from Syria, in 2015, the German government has provoked even more negative reactions from a part of the population.

Many Germans express their anger by supporting, sympathizing with, and voting for the AfD, which is suspected of being an extreme right-wing party by the German domestic secret service (Verfassungsschutz) at the national level.

In Saxony-Anhalt, the domestic secret service has gone a step further and treats this party as definitely extremist.

In its latest issue, the German magazine "Der Spiegel" featured Ulrich Siegmund, who is the AfD's lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, on its cover.

Under Siegmund's photo, "Der Spiegel" writes that this is: "Germany's most dangerous man."

Reactions in Germany are mixed. Critics believe such a front page only increases the AfD's popularity, while Siegmund himself said the front page was "a good advertisement."

Other political observers emphasize that the media's duty is to warn about the dangers that threaten Germany if the AfD continues to grow with this trend.

According to polls, the AfD is currently the largest party in Germany - if parliamentary elections were held this Sunday, it would be supported by 28 percent of voters.

Both in foreign and domestic policy, the AfD has positions that do not align with those of the German government.

The AfD criticizes Germany's support for Ukraine and calls for the "normalization" of relations with Russia.

AfD politicians have warned that if their party manages to form a government in Saxony-Anhalt, more Russian will be taught in schools. They also plan to have more frequent visits by German students to Russia.

The AfD wants to talk less about Nazism, a major stain on German history, and more about the positive sides of German patriotism.

"More Bismarck, less Hitler" – that is the AfD's slogan in Saxony-Anhalt.

German students, according to this party, should learn more about the founding of the German Reich in the 19th century under Chancellor Otto von Bismarck.

The AfD intends to close a political education center in Saxony-Anhalt, which, among other things, finances student trips to former Nazi extermination camps for Jews.

The AfD holds a largely pro-Serbian stance and is critical of Kosovo's independence.

AfD MP Petr Bystron has stated that "recognition of Kosovo was a mistake."

He has described the 1999 bombing of Serbian forces by NATO as "illegal."

According to Bystron, the German government should "apologize to Serbia for German participation in the bombings and cancel the recognition of Kosovo."

In 2023, Bystron opposed Kosovo's admission to the Council of Europe.

Another AfD MP, Markus Frohnmaier, who is originally from Romania and is married to a Russian (a former collaborator of the newspaper "Izvestia"), calls Kosovo a "failed project."

According to him, even after "comprehensive care" from NATO, the EU, the UN and German development aid, Kosovo remains a "deeply corrupt, criminal and unsustainable construct."

Like many other MPs, Frohnmaier holds openly pro-Russian and pro-Serbian positions.

The AfD has demanded that the Association of Serb-majority Municipalities be established and have executive powers.

The AfD opposes the prospect of EU membership for the Western Balkan countries, while proposing a privileged partnership with the European Union.

The AfD has also called for the withdrawal of the Bundeswehr from the KFOR mission in Kosovo.

In June 2026, all of its MPs who participated in the vote voted against the extension of the German mandate in Kosovo.


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