Germany's first city mayor of the far-right AfD

Last Sunday, Tim Lochner was elected Germany's first AfD mayor in the Saxon city of Pirna. The master carpenter received 38.5% in the second round of voting. His opponent from the CDU came up with 31% and the Freie Wähler candidate: 30%. Voter turnout was 53.8%. SBS reporters, Julia Grewe and Benjamin Kanthak discuss this political novelty and talk about the man behind the Saxon AfD success. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution classifies the party in the state of Saxony as far-right.

Tim Lochner takes the podium on the market square during an election campaign rally in Pirna, Germany on July 11, 2023. (Photo by Matthias Rietschel/Getty Images) Credit: Matthias Rietschel/Getty Images