On Friday, the social democratic politician Matthias Ecke was abused and knocked unconscious when he was regarding to put up election posters in Dresden.
Ecke tops the party SPD’s list for the EU elections in the state of Saxony. His condition remains serious.
A presumed far-right 17-year-old has been arrested, while several others are wanted, suspected of being behind the abuse, which is one of many examples of threats and attacks from people on the far right wing in recent weeks.
– Direct threat
Just over a week ago, the car of the Green Party’s leading politician Katrin Göring-Eckhardt was surrounded by a far-right mob in the state of Brandenburg.
Only following a police force arrived did she manage to get away.
Prime Minister and SPD leader Olaz Scholz believes that the attack on Matthias Ecke in Dresden is a clear sign of increased political polarization.
The growing far-right violence is a direct threat to democracy, he warns.
– We must stand together once morest this, Scholz firmly stated tale Saturday.
There are now more and more warnings that fascists are on the rise. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is accused of fueling the wave of violence.
New law once morest far-right networks
– AfD and other far-right parties, extremists and populists call for increased violence, says Interior Minister Nancy Faeser.
She has submitted a bill to be able to combat right-wing extremist groups.
– We want to make far-right networks collapse, stop all contributions to them, and deprive them of their weapons, she says.
AfD is now Germany’s second largest party, according to party polls. But at the same time, there have been a number of large demonstrations once morest the AfD and the far-right in Germany this spring.
#Rightwing #extremists #wave #violence #Germany
2024-05-07 21:49:36
