Teenager Surrenders to Police Following Attack on German Lawmaker

The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) candidate Matthias Ecke was attacked while putting up European Union election posters in Dresden. According to police reports, four individuals are suspected of carrying out the attack, including a minor who claimed responsibility for the incident. The SPD Saxony branch attributed the violence to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, although this claim has not been officially confirmed by authorities. Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the attack as a threat to democracy and expressed his support for Ecke, who was seriously injured in the assault and required surgery.