German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on the CDU the day before state elections in Saxony-Anhalt for a more forceful substantive confrontation with the AfD. At a party event he warned that his party must not allow the Alternative for Germany to set the tone of the campaign or the image of the country. hnonline.sk ↗
Merz said that the CDU must conduct its dispute with the AfD on substantive grounds while at the same time rejecting its style of political communication. According to him, the right-wing populist party is damaging the country with its rhetoric and any electoral success it might achieve would have consequences beyond politics itself. In previous statements, he pointed out that an AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt could damage the federal state and deter foreign investors. STVR (Minute by minute) ↗
The Chancellor thus built on the conclusion of the campaign before elections in which Saxony-Anhalt became one of the main tests of the CDU's political strength in eastern Germany. Merz became involved in the campaign despite the fact that the CDU's state candidate Sven Schulze distanced himself from the federal party on some issues. Schulze also rejected the notion that a ban on contacts with the Left was a topic for his state organization before the elections. Spiegel.de ↗
The election result will be watched as a signal of further developments in German party politics. For the CDU, it will not only be a regional contest, but also a test of its strategy towards the AfD and whether it can maintain voter support in eastern federal states without strengthening far-right competition.
Merz warns before elections of AfD influence in Saxony-Anhalt
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