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Merz says ‘shock’ AfD victory in key German state ‘is an election result we cannot simply move past’ – Europe live
German chancellor says vote for far-right party ‘will have repercussions’ across the country Far-right AfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majority AfD’s Chrupalla continues in this vein, saying the German public wants to see a change in direction, and specifically saying the electorate is “fed up” as the government keeps “transferring billions of our tax money to Ukraine … instead of using it for our own population.” He says the party has “a clear mandate” to rule in Saxony-Anhalt and will hold discussions with others about what can be done. Continue reading...
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German chancellor says vote for far-right party ‘will have repercussions’ across the country Far-right AfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majority AfD’s Chrupalla continues in this vein, saying the German public wants to see a change in direction, and specifically saying the electorate is “fed up” as the government keeps “transferring billions of our tax money to Ukraine … instead of using it for our own population.” He says the party has “a clear mandate” to rule in Saxony-Anhalt and will hold discussions with others about what can be done. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Merz says ‘shock’ AfD victory in key German state ‘is an election result we cannot simply move past’ – Europe live, German chancellor says vote for far-right party ‘will have repercussions’ across the country Far-right AfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majority AfD’s Chrupalla continues in this vein, saying the German public wants to see a change in direction, and specifically saying the electorate is “fed up” as the government keeps “transferring billions of our tax money to Ukraine … instead of using it for our own population.” He says the party has “a clear mandate” to rule in Saxony-Anhalt and will hold discussions with others about what can be done. Continue reading…
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