Ahead of contentious elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD's vice president in the state has called for making Germany's knowledge test for naturalisation more difficult.
Paul Krantz - paul.krantz@thelocal.com
Updated: Mon 31 Aug 2026 13:30 CET
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Around 200foreign nationals granted German citizenship celebrate a naturalization celebration in Dresden. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Matthias Hiekel
Ahead of contentious elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD's vice president in the state has called for making Germany's knowledge test for naturalisation more difficult.
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