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AfD Lawmaker Alleges Beatrix von Storch Struck Him at Group Meeting

The uncorroborated claim has sharpened questions about the AfD’s handling of internal disputes.

Overview

  • Kay Gottschalk says Beatrix von Storch hit him with an open hand on the forehead during an AfD parliamentary group session.
  • Participants’ accounts differ, and no independent clarification or legal assessment has been presented.
  • There are no published video recordings of the alleged incident and no announced disciplinary or criminal steps.
  • Reader reaction highlighted by FOCUS online ranges from mockery and skepticism to firm, preexisting political views.
  • Some commenters urge a serious internal review regardless of party sympathies, while others say the episode will not affect their vote.