After AfD Election Victory, Merz Is a Major Burden for Germany, Weidel Says
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- Germany’s right-wing populist AfD criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz after its decisive win in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election.
- AfD co-leader Alice Weidel said Merz was more unpopular than any previous chancellor and had become a burden on Germany’s prosperous development.
Buoyed by its triumph in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, Germany’s right-wing populist, national-conservative Alternative for Germany, or AfD, turned its fire on Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
The party said Monday that the center-right chancellor had become a major burden for Germany. AfD co-leader Alice Weidel made the statement after her party won the state election by a wide margin.
“No previous chancellor has been as unpopular as Friedrich Merz, who has become a major burden on Germany’s prosperous development,” Weidel said.
No previous chancellor has been as unpopular as Friedrich Merz, who has become a major burden on Germany’s prosperous development.
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