Ulrich Siegmund, the smiling 'popular kid' who propelled the far right to victory in eastern Germany

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : The group sought to raise children as "National Socialist freedom fighters" and taught minors what it called "racial science."
43% : Moreover, when asked how he personally views National Socialism and the Holocaust, and whether he would describe the years from 1933 to 1945 as "the greatest crime against humanity," Siegmund responded evasively: "I do not dare to judge it.
38% : Among his close associates are individuals who were actively involved in the Heimattreue Deutsche Jugend (HDJ), an organization banned in 2009 for its "affinity with National Socialism."
36% : Founded only a year earlier, the AfD was then primarily known as an anti-euro party that had emerged in response to the 2008 financial crisis and the European Union's bailout policies.

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