Update: German politician left seriously injured following attack | DW News

A leading politician from Germany's Social Democrats has been attacked while campaigning in the eastern city of Dresden. Matthias Ecke is a candidate in the upcoming European Parliament elections for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left SPD. He was attacked while putting up campaign posters. Party officials say Ecke was seriously injured and required surgery. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has condemned the attack as a threat to democracy. Chapters: 0:00 The attack in Dresden 1:18 Johannes Kiess, Extremism and democracy expert, University of Leipzig 4:56 Alex Gerst, DW Political Correspondent Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dwnews_hangout Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch #matthiasecke #scholz #germany