AfD's main candidate in the Saxony-Anhalt state election Ulrich Siegmund (C) reacts with AfD's co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla (R) after the first exit poll results were announced on public television at the AfD's election party following Saxony-Anhalt's state elections in Magdeburg, eastern Germany on September 6, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)