In a series of events that have sparked intrigue and suspicion, six candidates from Germany's right-leaning party, known as the Alliance for Germany (AfD), have died in recent weeks.
The police have dismissed any foul play, attributing the deaths to natural causes or undisclosed reasons due to privacy concerns.
According to RedState, the AfD is the sole party that has staunchly opposed the unregulated immigration that is wreaking havoc on German society and its economy. Instead, it has advocated for mass deportation. The Bundesamt fr Verfassungsschutz (BfV), Germany's domestic intelligence agency, has labeled the AfD a "right-wing extremist" organization that poses a threat to democracy.
"The ethnicity-and ancestry-based conception of the people that predominates within the party," the BfV leadership stated, "is not compatible with the free democratic order."
This designation has paved the way for increased surveillance of the party by Germany's security apparatus. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution now has the authority to employ covert methods to monitor the party, including the recruitment of confidential informants and the interception of communications through audio and video recordings across the country.
With approximately 20,000 candidates vying for election in the local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia on September 14, officials suggest that some casualties are to be expected. However, they have not provided an explanation for why no other party has experienced fatalities.
The deceased candidates, Ralph Lange, 66, Wolfgang Klinger, 71, Stefan Berendes, 59, and Wolfgang Seitz, 59, all died within a fortnight of each other. The cities of Rheinberg, Schwerte, Blomberg, and Bad Lippspringe announced their respective deaths, all of which were described as "unexpected."
Ren Herford and Patrick Tietze were later named as the reserve candidates who also died.
Despite the police ruling out any suspicious circumstances, the cluster of deaths has raised eyebrows. Retired economist Stefan Homburg claimed in a post that the number of candidates' deaths was "statistically almost impossible.
His post was later retweeted by the AfDs co-leader Alice Weidel, while AfD supporter and billionaire Elon Musk responded to the tweet with an exclamation mark.
The AfD is not expected to secure enough seats to overthrow the current ruling coalition, a shaky alliance of the Christian Democratic Union and the Greens. However, the party's improved performance compared to previous elections could potentially destabilize the next government.
The untimely deaths of the six candidates have sparked a series of questions, the most pressing of which is: who stands to benefit? The answer seems to point towards the party, organization, or nation that, while unable to win the election, could profit from an increased outrage vote for the AfD.
This series of events underscores the need for transparency and accountability in the political arena, as well as the importance of safeguarding democratic processes against any potential threats or manipulations.
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