Six candidates from Germany's right-wing AfD party die 13 days apart in lead-up to local elections - report | 2 Sept 2025 | Four candidates and two reserves from the right-wing AfD political party in Germany have dropped dead within 13 days of each other -- just before elections, according to reports. The Alternative for Deutschland candidates were set to appear on ballots in North Rhine-Westphalia on September 14. Officials said no foul play is currently suspected in any of their deaths, the [frauds at the] BBC reported. The mass of untimely deaths among AfD candidates has forced officials to reprint ballots several times and invalidate some mail-in ballots, according to the BBC. [What are the odds?]