AfD Distances Itself from Far-Right Streamer "Aktivist Mann" After Magdeburg Election Party Incident

At the AfD election party in Magdeburg, a scene unfolded on camera that drove a wedge between the far-right streamer "Aktivist Mann" and the AfD leadership. Just days earlier, top candidate Ulrich Siegmund had been an enthusiastic supporter of the streamer. On the previous Sunday evening, Matthäus Westfal was still beaming in front of the camera, German flags behind him. For months, on his YouTube channel "Aktivist Mann," he had accompanied the election campaign of AfD top candidate Ulrich Siegmund in hours-long live streams as "Team Siegmund" – "unfiltered," as Siegmund himself praised. With more than 43 percent of the vote, the AfD became the strongest force in Saxony-Anhalt on election night. But as soon as the historic victory was secured, hardly anyone in the party wanted to know about Westfal's work. At the AfD election party in Magdeburg, the streamer positioned himself in front of a Spiegel journalist for minutes. The article is from the current issue of the Freitag newspaper, authored by Lilli Zenth. The full article is available at the source URL. The incident highlights tensions within the AfD following its electoral success in Saxony-Anhalt, as the party seeks to distance itself from controversial figures associated with its campaign.