The AfD’s proposed platform includes establishing a ‘Task Force for Deportations,’ terminating state funding for churches, and abolishing the state center for political education. Brockmeier, managing director of the Halle-Dessau Chamber of Commerce, attributed the party’s rise to unresolved issues in the region, particularly industrial job losses. He warned that the AfD’s restrictive migration policies could exacerbate the skilled labor shortage in Saxony-Anhalt, undermining regional prosperity.