Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has presented its manifesto for the first 100 days in office if it wins control of Saxony-Anhalt state, promising immediate expulsion of all undocumented migrants.

The party, which leads opinion polls by nearly 20 points over mainstream conservatives ahead of the 6 September election, would become the first far-right party to govern a German federal region since the end of World War II.

Ulrich Siegmund (35), the AfD’s candidate for state premier, outlined 10 priority measures during an address to party delegates in Magdeburg on Saturday. He pledged to expel all irregular migrants “from the very first minute” of taking office.

“We will use all available leeway, including detention pending deportation, to send back as many as possible,” Siegmund told delegates. The party also plans to require asylum seekers to perform community service or face benefit cuts.

The anti-immigration, pro-Russia and pro-Donald Trump AfD has gained support across Germany during recent years of economic turbulence, mirroring the rise of far-right parties elsewhere in Europe.

Beyond migration policy, Siegmund said the party would promote a traditional family model comprising “a man, a woman and children from that couple”. The manifesto includes a ban on LGBTQ+ rainbow flags in schools, with national flags to be flown in public establishments instead.

The party also aims to reform history education in schools, which Siegmund said focuses too heavily on Germany’s Nazi-era past. In an effort to retain young people in rural areas, the AfD would offer a €1 500 subsidy to apprentices for driving licences.

The state election in Saxony-Anhalt is seen as a test of far-right support in Germany’s eastern regions, where the AfD has made significant electoral gains.

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