Published February 08,2025
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday mentioned his conservative rival Friedrich Merz‘s guarantees to rule out cooperation with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) can “no longer be trusted,” simply two weeks earlier than Germany heads to the polls.
At a marketing campaign cease within the jap metropolis of Potsdam, Scholz instructed dpa that Merz had “broken his word” on the query of working with the far proper, after the centre-right CDU/CSU bloc handed a movement in parliament final week with votes from the AfD.
Merz is seen because the favorite to interchange Scholz as chancellor after the vote on February 23, however his controversial transfer has rocked Germany, with protests happening throughout the nation on Saturday.
The CDU/CSU chief repeated his rejection of cooperation with the AfD at a celebration assembly within the southern metropolis of Nuremberg on Saturday, arguing that working with the far occasion could be a type of “betraying the country.”
Merz mentioned the CDU holds central positions in favour of the West, the European Union, the euro and NATO. “The AfD questions all of this in principle, and they want to find their salvation and peace on [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s lap.”
“There will be no form of cooperation or even government participation or toleration in any form whatsoever,” Merz added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr