Overview
- The county election in Brandenburg’s Uckermark could make the AfD leader of only its second district administration in Germany.
- CDU incumbent Karina Dörk runs on local management results such as keeping the hospital open, expanding broadband, and backing tourism and culture.
- AfD candidate Felix Teichner centers his pitch on tighter migration control and budget warnings, claiming he blocked a refugee housing plan in Prenzlau.
- Campaign tensions rose after an AfD poster showed an AI image of Dörk in a pink triangle, and she said she would not shake Teichner’s hand unless it was taken down.
- A local alliance urged voters to reject right-wing extremism over fears of social division and a tourism hit, as the AfD polls strongly in the area and is labeled extremist by Brandenburg’s intelligence service.