US EditionGermany's Scholz slams CDU rival Merz for accepting far-right support in heated debate
- Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused Friedrich Merz of breaking his word by accepting support from the far-right AfD for an anti-immigration motion in parliament.
- Merz, who leads in polls, stated that the CDU and CSU would not cooperate with the AfD despite accepting their votes.
- Scholz highlighted efforts by his coalition to control irregular migration, while Merz criticized him for 'wishful thinking'.
- Protests against conservative cooperation with the AfD have occurred, with Merz aiming to attract voters with strict immigration policies.
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The leader of the centre-right opposition CDU party in Germany, Friedrich Merz has defended once again his recent move to side with the right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party in pushing through a motion aimed at curbing illegal migration, but said he would never enter into a coalition with the party. Merz was speaking in his first direct TV debate with Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday, February 9th, ahead of the parli…
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Germany's Scholz, Merz, clash over far-right AfD in election debate
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his election rival Friedrich Merz of having broken his word by accepting support from the far-right AfD to push an anti-immigration motion through parliament.In their first direct TV debate ahead of the February 23 vote, Scholz said Merz's tactic of accepting parliamentary votes from the Alternative for Germany had meant "a breaking of his word and of a taboo."And therefore one cannot be sure what …
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