Mass deportations and separate schools for refugees: The far-right AfD’s vision for Germany
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The headline refers to the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and its proposed policies following its strong performance in the September 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election, where it won about 44% of the vote, but fell three seats short of an outright majority. (KTVZ)
Key points
“Remigration” and deportations: The AfD’s state manifesto calls for the immediate deportation of irregular migrants, expanded detention facilities and the return of non-ethnic-German citizens who are required to leave Germany. It also calls for a “remigration offensive” involving Ukrainians. (KTVZ)
Separate education: The manifesto proposes separate classes for refugee children, with refugee students taught separately and education emphasizing that their stay in Germany is temporary. (Currently)
Curriculum changes: AfD politicians want schools to emphasize traditional German values and reduce what they see as excessive focus on Germany's Nazi past. One party figure summarized the approach as “More Bismarck, less Hitler.” (KTVZ)
Culture: The party proposes a more explicitly “patriotic” cultural policy and has called for withdrawing public funding from what it labels “anti-German” art. (KTVZ)
Political obstacle: Germany's mainstream parties have maintained a “firewall” against cooperation with the AfD, meaning the party's election victory does not automatically give it the ability to implement its manifesto. (KTVZ)
The significance goes beyond one state: the AfD is attempting to turn its success in Saxony-Anhalt into a model for broader German politics, while the result is putting increasing pressure on the country's established parties and their refusal to cooperate with the far right. (KTVZ)
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