State election in Saxony-Anhalt: Schulze, Siegmund and the question: Who is a "Flachzange"?
Jobs, migration, cohesion in Saxony-Anhalt - in the election arena, the Prime Minister and the AfD's top candidate are dueling. What messages they are sending and how they fared.
The leaders of various parties in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, engaged in a heated debate at the MDR-Wahlarena ahead of the state election. CDU's Sven Schulze and AfD's Ulrich Siegmund clashed on issues such as migration, economy, and extremism. Schulze emphasized his party's plans for investments and jobs, while Siegmund accused him of having an "abgehobene Perspektive" and promised to prioritize the state's interests. The debate comes as a recent poll shows AfD leading with 42% of the vote, followed by CDU with 22%.
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