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AfD Candidate Siegmund Faces Jewish Leaders’ Antisemitism Criticism

9/6/2026

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Ulrich Siegmund Moped Campaign

AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund is contesting the Saxony-Anhalt state election on Sunday, 2026.
His campaign prominently features vintage Simson mopeds, a brand founded by a Jewish family that has denounced the AfD as antisemitic.
Polls days before the vote show the AfD at roughly 40% support, CDU just over 20%.
Josef Schuster, president of Central Council of Jews, called Siegmund an enemy of open society.

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Siegmund Election

AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund is running in the Saxony-Anhalt state election scheduled for Sunday, 2026, in Germany’s eastern region.
German intelligence labeled the AfD extremist due to its anti-Muslim and anti-immigration rhetoric, heightening scrutiny of its extremist status.
The party’s platform calls for mass deportations, detention facilities, and separate schools for refugee children.
The AfD opposes German aid for Ukraine, arguing funds belong to domestic programs.

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Ulrich Siegmund Moped Campaign

AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund is contesting the Saxony-Anhalt state election on Sunday, 2026.
His campaign prominently features vintage Simson mopeds, a brand founded by a Jewish family that has denounced the AfD as antisemitic.
Polls days before the vote show the AfD at roughly 40% support, CDU just over 20%.
Josef Schuster, president of Central Council of Jews, called Siegmund an enemy of open society.

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