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Mared Gwyn Jones

Far-right Alternative for Germany candidates' deaths spark conspiracies

As many as seven candidates running for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party have died during the course of a local election campaign, prompting the spread of unfounded suspicions on social media.

Voters will elect district, municipal and city councils as well as some mayors in the western state of North-Rhine Westphalia on 14 September, with an estimated 20,000 candidates running for office.

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