Video of the day | The Phantom of the Bundestag

796 views · Published 15 May 2009 · 4:36 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: DW News · 2009 · Entertainment

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Jakob Maria Mierscheid is known for saying things most politicians would never dare. The Social Democrat,who has been a member of Germany's parliament since 1979,is known for his bizarre and provocative comments. Yet the 76-year-old never attends parliamentary sessions. Mierscheid,a retired tailor from Rhineland-Palatinate,is the fictional creation of two former MPs. Politicians and the media have been playing along for decades now.

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