Scholz says attacks on deputies ‘threaten’ democracy

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday condemned an attack on one of his party’s European Parliament deputies as a “threat” to democracy after investigators said a political motive was suspected. Police said four unknown attackers beat up Matthias Ecke, an MEP for the Social Democratic Party (SPD), as he put up EU election posters in […]

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