AfD summer interviews: Alice Weidel: "The CDU will not win a single federal election again"
Before the state elections, AfD leaders Weidel and Chrupalla appear confident of victory on TV - not just for Saxony-Anhalt. The hot summer of 2026 was also a "completely normal summer".
AfD leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla have given separate interviews to ZDF and ARD, ahead of the September 6 state election in Saxony-Anhalt, where the party is polling at 43%. Weidel and Chrupalla expressed confidence in achieving a strong result, with Weidel stating that the party will "soon be in government" and Chrupalla suggesting that an AfD majority government is possible.
The party plans to scrap climate measures and invest in coal and combustion engine cars, and has also outlined plans to tighten migration policies, including withdrawing protection status from Syrian refugees. Weidel also suggested that Germany could leave the Schengen area and the euro.
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