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There is no left majority and no left politics anymore in Germany,
Merz told a raucous beer hall, promising to tighten border controls and revive flagging Germany Inc There must be a change, a transformation,
the 62-year-old urban planner said, listing among his concerns "European security" amid the Ukraine war and the economy I think it will be essential to a centrist coalition for him to make clear that he won’t accept support from the AfD again,
Huber said, referring to a taboo-busting move by Merz last month to solicit far-right votes in parliament for hardline migration proposals The biggest loser of the latest developments is Germany, not only because its economic power has shrunk but also because German politicians relied unconditionally to the end on the transatlantic relationship,
he wrote in the newspaper Die Zeit I didn’t invade Ukraine!”
There won’t be endless chances for the democratic centrist parties to come together and keep the AfD out,
Europe must be a player and not ask maybe to get a seat at a side table, ... No, we must sit at the main table.”
We have not left Ukraine alone, that should not and must not happen in the future,
said Scholz, whose three years in office have largely been defined by Russia’s invasion With me, Germany will have a strong voice in the European Union again.”
Uncertainty about the future has increased and the answer to this must be to ensure that our country is still as far ahead in 10, 20, 30 years as we are today,
Scholz urged at the campaign event We will only gain respect in this European Union again if we finally overcome our country’s economic weakness.”
However, he said ... Which he We have a lot of friends who grew up in Germany whose parents did not
One woman, 35-year-old Natalie, told the BBC You can insult me all you want, ... but you are insulting millions of voters.
If we govern, we need few partners and not an endless number of them,
senior conservative ally Markus Söder said in Munich Anyone who shows up there as a dwarf is treated as a dwarf and sent home as a dwarf,
We will under no circumstances discuss any talks, never mind negotiations or a participation in government, with AfD,
Anyone who wants to be sure this doesn't happen must ensure that there are strong Social Democrats and that they can provide the next chancellor,
I don't believe in miracles, but in an election victory,
he said, ... German news agency dpa reported Nobody expects the AfD to form a government this election,
We think it’s unthinkable that fascism could return to Europe, but it has — it’s here,
said Marina Weisband, a prominent activist, author and psychologist