Bodyguards take away a man who allegedly carried out an attack with red paint at an election campaign event organized by the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) on Cathedral Square, in Erfurt, Germany, Thursday Aug. 29, 2024. (Martin Schutt/dpa via AP)

Sahra Wagenknecht, Chairwoman of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), is escorted off the stage by a bodyguard following an attack with red paint during the election campaign event on Domplatz, Erfurt, Germany, Thursday Aug. 29, 2024. (Martin Schutt/dpa via AP)

Sahra Wagenknecht, right, chairwoman of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), and Katja Wolf, Thuringian BSW state chairwoman and top candidate for the 2024 state election in Thuringia, stand on stage after an attack with red paint at the election campaign event on Domplatz, Erfurt, Germany, Thursday Aug. 29, 2024. (Martin Schutt/dpa via AP)

Sahra Wagenknecht, left, Chairwoman of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), Katja Wolf, Thuringian BSW State Chairwoman and top candidate for the state election in Thuringia 2024, and Christian Leye, BSW General Secretary, stand together on stage after an attack with red paint at the election campaign event on Domplatz, in Erfurt, Germany, Thursday Aug. 29, 2024. (Martin Schutt/dpa via AP)

Sahra Wagenknecht, Chairwoman of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), stands on stage during the election campaign event on Erfurt Cathedral Square, Germany, Thursday Aug. 29, 2024. (Martin Schutt/dpa via AP)