US EditionSeven AfD candidates die before local elections
Six Alternative for Deutschland candidates died within two weeks before the North Rhine-Westphalia elections, causing ballot disruptions; officials confirm natural causes and no foul play.
- Six candidates from the Alternative for Germany died ahead of the local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia , with authorities ruling out foul play.
- Investigations indicated natural causes, and police confirmed there was no external involvement.
- The deaths necessitated adjustments to the ballots, but election organizers asserted that the election will proceed on schedule.
- AfD politicians have responded cautiously, while other parties reported fewer candidate deaths, making this situation unusual and a topic of discussion online.
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16 Candidates Die Ahead of German Local Elections
One-and-a-half weeks before voters head to the polls in North Rhine-Westphalia’s municipal elections in Germany on Sept. 14, state officials have confirmed that 16 candidates have died during the campaign. The deaths span across multiple parties, including seven from Alternative for Germany (AfD). A spokesperson for the state election commissioner told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) news agency in Düsseldorf that the number of deaths is “not …
16 Candidates Die Ahead of German Local Elections - The Thinking Conservative
Just 1.5 weeks before Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia municipal elections, 16 candidates have died, officials confirm. The post 16 Candidates Die Ahead of German Local Elections appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
Seven candidates from the German AfD party have died ahead of local elections in Germany, sparking speculation among the right-wing party's supporters. Police are denying that it was a crime.
In the run-up to the municipal elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, several candidates of the far-right AfD party died within a few days. If the timing can make it work, the first elements of the investigation suggest that they are natural deaths. This still makes a lot of talk over-Rhin. - How the death of several AfD candidates feeds the theories of conspiracy in Germany (International).
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