Die Welt49 minutes agoPolitics2 min readGermany

Luigi Pantisano describes Tino Chrupalla as the “biggest flat nose pliers” in Berlin

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Luigi Pantisano from the Left attacked AfD leader Tino Chrupalla in an ARD program with the label "biggest flat-nose", whereupon Chrupalla countered that he had paid more taxes than Pantisano had in his entire life.
The debate escalated with further accusations of lies and mendacity, while SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf described the mutual insults as unbearable.
The term “flat-nose pliers” was also previously used by AfD politicians such as Alice Weidel and Ulrich Siegmund.

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Why It Matters

The term "flat-nose pliers" was used repeatedly in the political debate in Germany, first by AfD co-leader Alice Weidel, who described all those in power in Germany as "flat-nose pliers", and later by the Saxony-Anhalt AfD top candidate Ulrich Siegmund, who called the current Prime Minister Sven Schulze (CDU) a "flat-nose pliers" and distinguished between human and political evaluations.

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The AfD will try to achieve an absolute majority in the next federal election in order to avoid coalition negotiations.
Possible · Within months
The Left will rule out any cooperation with the AfD, regardless of election results.
Very likely · Within weeks

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Will the AfD achieve an absolute majority in the next federal election?
How will the Left react to a possible invitation from the AfD to work together?
Will there be further public clashes between party leaders?
How do voters assess the increasing brutalization of political discourse?

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Luigi Pantisano from the Left attacked AfD leader Tino Chrupalla in an ARD program with the label "biggest flat-nose", whereupon Chrupalla countered that he had paid more taxes than Pantisano had in his entire life.
The debate escalated with further accusations of lies and mendacity, while SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf described the mutual insults as unbearable.
The term “flat-nose pliers” was also previously used by AfD politicians such as Alice Weidel and Ulrich Siegmund.

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News tone: Negative
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Global impact: National
Urgency: Developing
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Source: Die Welt
Story type: Hard news
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Published: 49 minutes ago
Last updated: 49 minutes ago

Die Welt49 minutes agoPolitics2 min readGermany

Luigi Pantisano describes Tino Chrupalla as the “biggest flat nose pliers” in Berlin

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Luigi Pantisano from the Left attacked AfD leader Tino Chrupalla in an ARD program with the label "biggest flat-nose", whereupon Chrupalla countered that he had paid more taxes than Pantisano had in his entire life.
The debate escalated with further accusations of lies and mendacity, while SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf described the mutual insults as unbearable.
The term “flat-nose pliers” was also previously used by AfD politicians such as Alice Weidel and Ulrich Siegmund.

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Why It Matters

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

The AfD will try to achieve an absolute majority in the next federal election in order to avoid coalition negotiations.
Possible · Within months
The Left will rule out any cooperation with the AfD, regardless of election results.
Very likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

Will the AfD achieve an absolute majority in the next federal election?
How will the Left react to a possible invitation from the AfD to work together?
Will there be further public clashes between party leaders?
How do voters assess the increasing brutalization of political discourse?

Quick Look

Luigi Pantisano from the Left attacked AfD leader Tino Chrupalla in an ARD program with the label "biggest flat-nose", whereupon Chrupalla countered that he had paid more taxes than Pantisano had in his entire life.
The debate escalated with further accusations of lies and mendacity, while SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf described the mutual insults as unbearable.
The term “flat-nose pliers” was also previously used by AfD politicians such as Alice Weidel and Ulrich Siegmund.

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