Before the state election in Saxony‑Anhalt, the AfD is calling for a comprehensive overhaul of all policy areas. German outlets “Die Welt” and “Politico” report that the speech, drawn from a still‑unpublished draft of the party’s September election platform, will be debated and approved at the party conference in Magdeburg in April.
The draft’s central theme is the controversial concept of “remigration”. In 43 specific points the Saxony‑Anhalt leadership expands on previous AfD positions. Among the proposals are an immediate admission ban for non‑EU nationals and the elimination of ancillary protection, a status that is largely granted to Syrian civil‑war refugees. The document also calls for the abolition of the basic right to asylum, replacing it with a state‑granted mercy right, the withdrawal of citizenship for heavily criminal dual nationals, and preparations for a “remigration offensive into Ukraine”. Under this plan, Ukrainians would no longer be recognized as war refugees but would be forced to “find refuge in western Ukraine”.
In the realm of internal security, the draft suggests publishing the addresses of convicted pedophiles, arguing that this would provide a minimal level of protection for the public. Concerning firearms regulation, the party demands a “liberalised but measured” approach: there would be no longer any requirement for a firearms licence to carry stun guns, irritant or signal weapons in public, and the evaluation of weapon permits would focus solely on reliability, discarding any assessment of political orientation.
The plan also treats the inclusion of disabled pupils as an “experiment”. It claims that disabled children would “hamper classroom progress”, would be “left behind their potential”, and therefore should be educated in special schools. Rainbow flags on school premises would be prohibited, and schools would be instructed to model a “normal family consisting of a man and a woman as the ideal for children”.
The draft connects rising abortion rates and falling birth rates to the growing acceptance and promotion of sexual deviations and non‑reproductive lifestyles, arguing that these alternatives are now marketed more aggressively than the traditional family model.
In opinion polls, the AfD currently enjoys around 40 % support in Saxony‑Anhalt, well ahead of the CDU, which sits near 26‑27 %. While the AfD may struggle to secure a coalition partner, an accommodation-perhaps through a BSW‑led tolerance policy-seems not entirely ruled out, and a direct parliamentary majority appears only a few percentage points away.
