
German Chancellor Merz accuses AfD of promoting ethnic cleansing
Friedrich Merz launched a fierce attack on the far-right AfD party in parliament, accusing them of advocating for ethnic cleansing. The heated debate follows recent electoral gains by the AfD and deepens political divisions in Germany.
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Germany's Merz accuses far-right AfD of calling for 'ethnic cleansing' - reuters.com
Germany's Merz accuses far-right AfD of calling for 'ethnic cleansing' reuters.com
Read full article →Germany's Merz attacks AfD in stormy debate after far-right election win
Germany's chancellor clashes with AfD leader Alice Weidel, saying her migration policy amounts to "ethnic cleansing" for skilled workers.
Read full article →Germany's Merz accuses AfD of promoting 'ethnic cleansing'
Three days after the far-right AfD scored a crushing election victory over his center-right CDU in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, Merz and AfD co-leader Alice Weidel sharply attacked each other in the assembly.
Read full article →German chancellor accuses far-right AfD party of seeking ‘ethnic cleansing’
Friedrich Merz says Alternative für Deutschland is ‘dividing our society’ after party won nearly 44% of vote in Saxony-Anhalt state election Europe live – latest updates Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has accused the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) of seeking “ethnic cleansing” with its “remigration” drive, after the nativist party’s seismic weekend victory in a state election. In his first public confrontation with the AfD since Sunday’s shock outcome in Saxony-Anhalt, M...
By Deborah Cole in Berlin
Read full article →Germany’s Merz accuses far-right AfD of calling for ‘ethnic cleansing’ after bruising defeat
Merz also took aim at the AfD's calls for ending support for Ukraine
By Andreas Rinke
Read full article →Holocaust survivor ‘appalled’ by prospect of far-right in power in German state
Eva Umlauf was two years old when she and her mother were freed from the Nazi death camp Auschwitz in January 1945. She says she is horrified to see that more than 80 years later, the far-right is once again on the rise in Germany. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s victory in the eastern […]
Read full article →Holocaust survivor ‘appalled’ by prospect of far-right in power in German state
Eva Umlauf was two years old when she and her mother were freed from the Nazi death camp Auschwitz in January 1945. She says she is horrified to see that more than 80 years later, the far-right is once again on the rise in Germany
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Read full article →Merz calls key AfD policy 'ethnic cleansing' in fiery Bundestag talk
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday denounced the far-right AfD’s call for mass “remigration,” calling it “ethnic cleansing by skin color and origin.” His comments came i...
Read full article →Germany's Merz accuses AfD of promoting 'ethnic cleansing' - International - World - Ahram Online
Germany's Merz accuses AfD of promoting 'ethnic cleansing' - International - World Ahram Online
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