Who is Germany's far-right AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund?
Led by 35-year-old Ulrich Siegmund, Germany's far-right AfD party secured 43.8% of the vote in the Saxony-Anhalt state election. Siegmund started his journey in politics back in 2008 with the CDU's youth wing, but he later departed due to disputes regarding the policies of Chancellor Angela Merkel. Among his key campaign pledges are the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and a ban on gender-inclusive language within public schools.