Germany far-right lawmaker whose assistant was arrested for spying for China keeps up election bid
by The Washington Times
The Washington Times— A prominent German far-right lawmaker said Wednesday he will dismiss an assistant who was arrested on suspicion of spying for China, but will remain the Alternative for Germany party’s top candidate in the upcoming European Parliament elections.
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—Germany arrests aide to far-right EU Parliament member on suspicion of spying for China. By Michelle Fitzpatrick An aide to a German far-right member of the European Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, German prosecutors said Tuesday, deepening concerns about foreign interference ahead of June’s EU elections. The arrest, coming a day after three other people suspected of spying for China were detained in Germany, […]
Bloomberg—German Spying: Far-Right Party Loses Ground After China Revelations. Support for the far-right Alternative for Germany slipped two percentage points in a new poll for the European Parliament elections, suggesting allegations of links to Chinese intelligence are damaging the party.
Japan Today—As EU election campaigns kick off in Germany, the Ukraine war, rise of far right are dominant themes. Several German parties on Saturday kicked off their campaigns for the election of the European Parliament in June with a focus on issues such as the war in Ukraine and support by many European voters for far-right nationalist parties across the continent. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ’s center-left Social Democrats,