Germany’s Merz vows to fight ‘extremism’ after AfD, far-left election gains
- Far-right and far-left parties gain ground in local elections as Merz’s approval rating sinks.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz has hit out at what he called political “extremism” in Germany after stinging defeats in a local election to the far-right Alternative for Germany party.
- “This is a task for our society as a whole, and it is one I intend to play my part in,” he said on Wednesday at an event in Berlin.
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- Far-right and far-left parties gain ground in local elections as Merz’s approval rating sinks.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz has hit out at what he called political “extremism” in Germany after stinging defeats in a local election to the far-right Alternative for Germany party.
- “This is a task for our society as a whole, and it is one I intend to play my part in,” he said on Wednesday at an event in Berlin.
Sources: Al Jazeera