Helen Pidd

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Today in Focus · Is Ulrich Siegmund the most dangerous man in Germany? · 3 Sep 2026 podcast

She, of course, led the party to second place in the twenty twenty five federal election, winning twenty-five percent of the vote. voice-verified

But can you just briefly explain, because we will talk about this more later, why this election, why this vote in this one small state of just two million odd people, why is it potentially so significant? voice-verified

Yeah, because the German elections use an element of proportional representation, don't they? voice-verified

Which means that you almost always end up with coalitions. voice-verified

But as you say, this time the AFD might just win outright, thanks in no small part to its Spitzenkandidat, its lead candidates, this very intriguing character called Ulrich Siegmund, who has a decent chance of becoming the state's minister president or premier. voice-verified

only thirty five, so he was born just a couple of weeks after the German reunification. voice-verified

Just tell me a bit about his upbringing. voice-verified

Yeah, and we're gonna come on to talk about why he's perceived by some, including Des Spiegel, as so dangerous. voice-verified

But tell me first, what is he and the AFD actually promising to the people of Saxony Anhart? voice-verified

Hmm. voice-verified

And you mentioned that secret meeting in Potsdam where the idea of re migration was first put on the table. voice-verified

I really remember hearing about that at the time a couple of years ago, thinking, Oh my God. voice-verified

And now voice-verified

Remigration is on the agenda for many political parties, notably Restore in Britain. voice-verified

But at that uh secret meeting was Ulrich Siegmund, which is arguably one of the reasons why Der Spiegel put on its cover line that he is the most dangerous person in Germany. voice-verified

What else has he done or said to warrant that epithet? voice-verified

An epithet which he seems to rather rather revel in. voice-verified

So they are a party which wants such close ties with Russia that it's scaring the German intelligence agencies. voice-verified

God. voice-verified

Yeah, and there's a pretty live debate going on in the media in Germany at the moment on the wisdom of that Spiegel cover and whether it has ultimately helped Siegmund. voice-verified

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