Led Locally by Top Candidate Ulrich Siegmund, the Afd Aims to Take the Lead in the State

Thousands of people marched in Magdeburg, Germany, on Saturday, September 5, in support of "democracy, a day before regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt where the far right hopes to secure a historic victory, according to an Agence France-Presse journalist. The demonstration, organized by a collective of associations called "Saxony-Anhalt open to the world, drew people of all ages who converged on the city's cathedral, where speeches and concerts were planned. Some waved rainbow flags or held signs reading "more love, less hate, "a better life without Nazis, and the potato is also of foreign origin.

The far-right, anti-immigrant, Russophile Alternative for Germany (AfD), which is favorable to Donald Trump, is the favorite in the polls and is expected to win the election in this state of 2.1 million inhabitants. Led locally by top candidate Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD aims to take the lead in the state. Such a result would mark an unprecedented breakthrough for the far right in Germany since 1945, but the AfD is not assured of obtaining the absolute majority that would give it local power.

So far, all parties have ruled out governing with the far right, except for the pro-Russian left-wing party BSW, whose members are divided on the question. Thousands of people marched in Magdeburg ahead of the regional elections where the far right hopes for a historic victory. )