Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s comments come days after the AfD won a landslide election victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s comments come days after the AfD won a landslide election victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Friedrich Merz speaks during a debate at the Bundestag in Berlin on Sept. 9, 2026. | Michele Tantussi/Getty Images
September 9, 2026
12:38 pm CET
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