Der Spiegel Labels Saxony-Anhalt AfD Leader as Germany’s Most Dangerous Man

Is Ulrich Siegmund the most dangerous man in Germany? - podcast

Ulrich Siegmund, the charismatic young leader of the AfD party in Saxony-Anhalt, has been labelled Germany’s most dangerous man by Der Spiegel. John Kampfner explains why The German news magazine Der Spiegel has long had a taste for provocation. But one of its cover stories last month really captured people’s attention. It carried a picture of a young east German politician called Ulrich Siegmund. He looked pretty good, his chin covered with designer stubble, his hair combed into a neat quiff...

By Presented by Helen Pidd with John Kampfner, produced by Tom Glasser and Brian McNamara; executive producer Homa Khaleeli