AfD’s new state MPs include ex-Stasi officer, former porn actor, neopagans and neo-Nazis

Germany's far-right AfD party faces scrutiny over newly elected state parliament members in Saxony-Anhalt, including a former Stasi officer, an ex-pornography actor, and individuals with neo-Nazi ties, following its historic election win. Among the 39 members-elect are two under criminal investigation for allegedly continuing banned neo-Nazi group Artgemeinschaft's activities, while another was convicted of theft and expelled from university for falsifying qualifications. The 78-year-old ex-Stasi officer admitted working for East Germany's secret police. AfD leader Ulrich Siegmund dismissed concerns, jokingly calling the investigated members "the bad guys," but sparked criticism by linking arms production to a planned "deportation offensive." The party holds 44% of seats, three short of a majority, with mainstream parties refusing coalition talks.