Sahra Wagenknecht attacked while about to speak on stage in run-up to Thuringia and Saxony state electionsThe leader of a breakaway populist leftwing party in Germany, Sahra Wagenknecht, has been sprayed with pink paint while campaigning in elections in the eastern state of Thuringia.Wagenknecht, a former high-profile member of the far-left party Die Linke who this year founded the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), was attacked on stage on Thursday as she prepared to address crowds in Erfurt. She ducked as a man approached the stage and spattered paint in her direction, which hit her dress and face. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/30/sahra-wagenknecht-paint-campaign-event-erfurt-thuringia-saxony-elections
Author : Kate Connolly in Berlin
Publish date : 2024-08-30 14:28:06
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