Following an attack on a German politician which injured him seriously, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for united action against right-wing extremism. “Democracy is threatened by something like this, and that is why shrugging our shoulders is never an option,” said Scholz. “We must stand together against it.” Matthias Ecke, 41, is a member of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) and a current lawmaker in the European Parliament. He was attacked by four assailants while putting up campaign posters in the eastern German city of Dresden late on Friday evening. Police said on Saturday …