Saxony's AfD is gearing up for the state elections in September and is targeting the CDU and Minister President Michael Kretschmer in particular. After the squabbles over the list for the 2019 election, this time it does not want to offer a target on this point and will elect up to 75 candidates at the state party conference in Glauchau (Zwickau district) by Sunday. However, the most promising places are occupied by men. Only in 20th place is there a woman, state parliament member Martina Jost. "I am a real woman and a right-wing woman," she said in her candidacy speech. Jörg Urban was chosen as the top candidate.
While Urban had already criticized high electricity prices, low pensions and low economic growth on Thursday evening, the candidates mainly ranted about "gender madness", public broadcasting including satirist Jan Böhmermann and migration in their introductory speeches. Some speakers announced a coronavirus investigation committee for the next legislative period.
Urban invokes a "blue turnaround"
