AfD's Siegmund to stand for Minister President in December

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Following the AfD's victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, leading candidate Ulrich Siegmund is moving to the next step: he announced his intention to stand for Minister President at the December session of the Magdeburg state parliament. The post of head of government is at stake – as is the question of whether the AfD will indeed provide the Minister President in Saxony-Anhalt.

What the reports so far indicate

Siegmund (AfD) said he intends to stand for election in the state parliament in Magdeburg. According to the reports available, the AfD had previously won the Saxony-Anhalt state election. This opens the formal path to his candidacy – what remains unclear from the reports available is whether Siegmund will secure the necessary majority in parliament.

What happens next

According to the reports available, the constituent session of the new state parliament – and with it the vote – is scheduled for December. Whether the AfD commands its own majority in Saxony-Anhalt could not be conclusively determined from the reports available.

Status: further details to follow.