Michael Müller does politics for the SPD in a Thuringian community and campaigns against right-wing extremism. A few days ago his house was on fire. Is he intimidated by this?
Do I really want my name on there? Michael Müller, 46 years old, with a clear look and a pointed nose, sits at the kitchen table at the end of January and struggles. Am I challenging it too much? The Thuringian local politician deletes the letters. Only to write it back into the press release shortly afterwards. Together with others, the SPD man is organizing a demonstration in his home town of Waltershausen, Gotha district. There he is the deputy chairman of the SPD local association. “Never again is now! For democracy – against fascism”. His name appears at the end.
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