New Facts: Afd Leads in Polls Ahead of State Election
Opinion polls put Alternative for Germany in first place in Saxony-Anhalt two days before the Sept. 6 state election. If it turns that lead into victory, it could be the first far-right party to lead a German state since World War II.
Ulrich Siegmund heads the AfD ticket after weeks of campaigning that included rallies in Naumburg. CDU politician Sven Schulze is the incumbent state premier going into the vote.
A polling lead now puts the AfD in position to try to form a government at state level for the first time. The party has a 256-page program for the state that would shift school teaching away from the Nazi era toward a focus on German achievements.
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