The beating of Frank Magnitz, a lawmaker in the national parliament who leads the party's branch in Bremen, drew condemnation from across the political spectrum. "There's zero tolerance for violence, whoever is affected and wherever the violence comes from," German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer told The Associated Press. "It was clearly an attempt to murder Mr. Magnitz," AfD co-leader Alexander Gauland told reporters in Berlin. Magnitz told dpa that while he had received threats, he hadn't considered any of them concrete. It views the country's established political parties with contempt, and the feeling is mutual.

Source: ABC News January 08, 2019 07:35 UTC