Six AfD politicians die in North Rhine-Westphalia ahead of local elections (Germany Conservatives)

Six AfD politicians have reportedly died before the local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia. According to POLITICO, in addition to the four deaths previously reported by the AfD, two candidates from the reserve list have also died. The state deputy chairman announced that an investigation into the cases has been launched. AfD state deputy chairman Kay Gottschalk, however, believes there is not yet any reason to assume this is anything other than a coincidence. Another federal deputy chairman, Stephan Brandner, is skeptical that this is a coincidence. Brandner, an AfD member of parliament, said, “From my perspective, this is a statistically...