FILE PHOTO: Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) Ulrich Siegmund gestures at the AfD election party after polls closed in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections and exit polls were announced, in Magdeburg, Germany, September 6, 2026. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Ulrich Siegmund, gives a thumbs up during the AfD election party, after exit polls in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections, in Magdeburg, Germany, September 6, 2026. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo