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[^1]\n\nThe far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) leads polls in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt with over 40% support ahead of the state election on 2026-09-06. [^2]\n\nThe AfD (Alternative for Germany), which leads in Saxony-Anhalt opinion polls, plans to abolish compulsory schooling and replace it with a so-called 'Bildungspflicht' (education duty). [^3]\n\nAccording to Der Spiegel, Ullrich Siegmund's lawyer Laurens Nothdurft was formerly a member of the Heimattreue Deutsche Jugend, a neo-Nazi youth organization that drew swastikas on children's faces and taught racial doctrine. [^4]\n\nSaxony-Anhalt's regional security services classified AfD leader Ullrich Siegmund and his party colleagues as far-right, citing their plans to create an authoritarian state, curb press freedom, strip minority rights, and deport foreigners, even those with German passports. [^5]\n\nThe AfD justifies its proposal by stating in its party program that children are politically educated in schools and imparted 'fragwürdige Lebensansichten' (questionable life views). [^6]\n\nThe AfD's ten-point plan for Saxony-Anhalt does not mention healthcare but proposes separating disabled people from 'healthy people', according to the article. 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