A participant holds a postre featuring a portrait of Ulrich Siegmund, far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)'s main candidate in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, during an election campaign event in Haldensleben, eastern Germany on September 1, 2026. Voters in the eastern federal state of Saxony-Anhalt will go to the polls in regional elections on September 6, 2026. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)