Foam attack on Lindner: Scandal in the election campaign in Greifswald!

On January 9, 2025, Christian Lindner, FDP party chairman and former Federal Finance Minister, was attacked during his election campaign evening in Greifswald with a cake filled with soap foam. The incident occurred during a speech in front of around 130 guests in Z4 (Center for Life Science and Plasma Technology).

The perpetrator, 34-year-old Christiane Kiesow, member of the Peene-Uecker-Ryck left-wing district association and active with the left youth in Greifswald, got the cake out of her handbag and threw Lindner in the face: "I think it is enough now." Overall, various supporters from Kiesow were present in the event situation who threw flyers into the air during the incident.

reactions and investigations

Lindner reacted calmly to the attack, wiped the foam and found that it was soap. He commented on the situation: "I proudly wear the martial traces." The young woman was then overwhelmed and removed by passengers from the Federal Criminal Police Office. Against Kiesow is now being investigated for assault and insult.

The state chairman of the left, hennis autumn, condemned the incident and emphasized that such actions should not be part of the political discussion. Greifswald's FDP boss Lars Boorberg was also upset about the incident and described it as undemocratic.

Before Lindner's speech, a demonstration of the Left Party took place in front of the event location, in which around 20 people took part. Despite comprehensive safety precautions that aim to register 130 listeners and checks of jackets and bags, the incident could not be prevented.

like the Ostsee-Zeitung reported, the police have now initiated the investigations for an assault and mild assault after Lindner was attacked with soap foam. The incident remains in the focus of local politics.

In addition, West-East media

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Ort	Greifswald, Deutschland
Quellen	www.ostsee-zeitung.de www.nordkurier.de