Germany: After victory in Saxony-Anhalt, AfD calls Chancellor Friedrich Merz a “burden”
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- AfD co-leader Alice Weidel described German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as a burden after the party’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt.
- Weidel said Merz had become a serious obstacle to Germany’s prosperous development and called him the most unpopular chancellor in the country’s history.
After its victory in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany’s Alternative for Germany party intensified its attack on Chancellor Friedrich Merz. AfD co-leader Alice Weidel told reporters that Merz had become a burden on the country.
“No chancellor has ever been so unpopular as Friedrich Merz, who has become a serious handicap to Germany’s prosperous development,” Weidel said.
The statement framed the regional result as a fresh challenge to Merz’s standing. Weidel’s criticism focused not only on his popularity, but also on what she portrayed as the chancellor’s damage to Germany’s future economic development.
No chancellor has ever been so unpopular as Friedrich Merz, who has become a serious handicap to Germany’s prosperous development.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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