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AfD Claims Conservatives Spy, Faces Extremist Label Ahead Election

6/5/2026

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AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund accused the domestic intelligence service of being used by ruling conservatives to spy on opponents.
He made the accusation at a pre-election event in Magdeburg on Thursday.
The Saxony-Anhalt Office for the Protection of the Constitution labeled the local AfD section a far-right extremist group.
Christian Democratic officials said the September 6 election is a choice between centrist democracy and extremism, while the AfD leads the CDU.

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AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund accused the domestic intelligence service of being used by ruling conservatives to spy on opponents.
He made the accusation at a pre-election event in Magdeburg on Thursday.
The Saxony-Anhalt Office for the Protection of the Constitution labeled the local AfD section a far-right extremist group.
Christian Democratic officials said the September 6 election is a choice between centrist democracy and extremism, while the AfD leads the CDU.