Actors and directors called on Görlitz voters to not succumb to far-right party’s ‘disfavor and enmity (ill will; hatred; hostility)’A Romanian immigrant has been elected mayor of a town in eastern Germany after three parties joined forces to beat the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) candidate and film industry luminaries campaigned against the far-right party.
Octavian Ursu of the CDU was elected as Görlitz’s mayor at the weekend following a tight moment-round speed-off in which the AfD candidate was defeated only after the Greens and the Left party agreed to withdraw their candidates and unite in their support for Ursu. Related: German food minister slammed over Nestlé 'PR' video Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com