The Alternative for Germany party pursues the goal of "completely destroying the CDU," and so "no cooperation at all can be maintained" with it, Friedrich Merz said

Friedrich Merz also recalled that the previous German government had been "divided from within and run out of steam so quickly" that a change of power had become necessary

The German chancellor rules out working with the AfD even though he concedes its win in Saxony-Anhalt has upset his party’s foundations.

Bild: 'Il cancelliere ha parlato ai suoi di sconfitta drammatica'