{"id":374372,"date":"2026-08-30T13:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-the-afd-and-right-wing-influencers-are-competing-for-german-votes-dw-reporter\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T13:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T12:00:31","slug":"how-the-afd-and-right-wing-influencers-are-competing-for-german-votes-dw-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-the-afd-and-right-wing-influencers-are-competing-for-german-votes-dw-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"How the AfD and right-wing influencers are competing for German votes | DW Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/MHlpRNFPOKE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How the AfD and right-wing influencers are competing for German votes | DW Reporter\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MHlpRNFPOKE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>AfD campaign in Saxony-Anhalt: How right-wing influencers are reaching young voters on social media \u2014 and what it means for the AfD.<br \/>\nFor the first time since the end of the World War II, a far-right politician could become a state premier in Germany. In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD is well ahead of the other parties, with its lead candidate, Ulrich Siegmund, especially popular among young voters. He presents himself as a fresh and positive figure who wants to \u201cget Germany back on its feet.\u201d We speak to young people in Saxony-Anhalt to find out what they like about Ulrich Siegmund and the AfD. To what extent are young people being politicized by the right? Or are they simply disillusioned with the established parties? A report on young people caught between uncertainty and a newfound confidence in the far right.  <\/p>\n<p>Chapters: <\/p>\n<p>00:05 Intro<br \/>\n01:04 An AfD Family Festival<br \/>\n03:20 Far-Right Symbols<br \/>\n05:12 The Party\u2019s Two Faces<br \/>\n07:06 What Do Young People Think?<br \/>\n09:31 Controversial Streamers Campaign for the AfD <\/p>\n<p>#Germany #Election #AfD #dwcurrentaffairs<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfD campaign in Saxony-Anhalt: How right-wing influencers are reaching young voters on social media \u2014 and what it means for the AfD. For the first time since the end of the World War II, a far-right politician could become a state premier in Germany. In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD is well ahead of the other parties, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":374373,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130889],"tags":[],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-374372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dw-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How the AfD and right-wing influencers are competing for German votes | DW Reporter | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch How the AfD and right-wing influencers are competing for German votes | DW Reporter for free, here on News ISC. 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