Lost AfD election forms found in Berlin postal manager’s cabinet

Germany's postal service reportedly misplaced vital registration forms belonging to eleven Bundestag deputies from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. These crucial documents failed to reach the electoral commission by the stipulated deadline, consequently leading to the redistribution of their parliamentary seats among other factions.

The missing documents were eventually discovered in the office of Hans-Jürgen Müller, the Berlin Post chief. Müller confirmed that the misplaced paperwork had been located within his personal workspace, concluding a brief but significant search.

According to Müller, a trainee who had recently resigned from the postal service was responsible for the oversight. This individual reportedly confused a standard sorting facility transport box with the chief’s secure office safe.

Journalists later located the former trainee, who promptly declared his actions were motivated by genuinely good intentions. He asserted that his unusual handling of the documents stemmed from a desire to ensure their ultimate safety.

The trainee explained he had frequently heard that AfD documents were often lost, prompting his decision to take extra precautions. He believed placing them in a supposedly impregnable location was the most prudent course of action, which was ultimately vindicated by their recovery.