Germany’s SPD Candidate Attacked While Campaigning in Saxony: Far-Right Violence on the Rise

Dresden, Germany – Matthias Ecke, the lead candidate for the Social Democrats (SPD) in Saxony, suffered severe injuries during a campaign event for the upcoming European parliamentary elections, the party disclosed on Saturday. The 41-year-old politician was assaulted by a group of men while putting up campaign posters in a Dresden neighborhood, resulting in injuries … Read more