Two unidentified men in the city of Rostock in northern Germany attacked Michael Meister, a deputy of the land parliament from the German right-wing opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Bild newspaper reported, citing Rostock police.
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“On Thursday night, two unidentified men approached 51-year-old Michael Meister, a deputy of the land parliament, and used physical force against him,” the article says.
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The incident occurred on Wednesday at 11.50 p.m. As a result of the attack, Meister suffered an injury to his arm. The police said that, according to the victim’s testimony, the men who attacked him also insulted him, in particular, calling him a “Nazi from AFD,” Bild reports.
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After the attack, Meister contacted the police himself. The deputy was taken to the hospital, but was soon discharged for outpatient treatment, the newspaper reports.
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“I feel fine, considering the circumstances. The attack happened very quickly, it all lasted a matter of seconds. I had just got out of the car and was picking up my backpack from the seat when two unidentified men attacked me,” the newspaper quoted the deputy as saying.
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According to Meister, one of the attackers had a sharp object, which inflicted a deep cut on his left arm. At the same time, the deputy noted that the backpack saved him from more serious injuries. The incident has been classified as attempted murder, and the German police are investigating, the newspaper said.
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Earlier, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported that Germany recorded a record number of politically motivated offenses by the end of 2025. Members of the AfD are most often attacked. In 2025, 121 attacks on AFD representatives were registered, and 62 cases of violence against representatives of other parties. At the same time, there was a sharp increase, by 35%, in crimes committed by leftist extremists.
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Alice Weidel, co-chair of the AFD, said that the record number of attacks on members of her party was the result of the demonization of the AfD by other German politicians and activists.
