Under its 35-year-old lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD has polled above 40% for months and has a realistic shot at winning an absolute majority if several smaller parties fail to clear Germany's 5% hurdle to enter parliament.
Source: [France24](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260906-germany-afd-s-ulrich-siegmund-eyes-outright-majority)