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GERMANY'S CHANCELLOR MERZ: I WANT TO SAY THIS VERY CLEARLY ONCE AGAIN, INCLUDING TO THOSE IN OUR OWN PARTY WHO SOMETIMES FLIRT WITH THE IDEA OF COOPERATING WITH A PARTY THAT CALLS ITSELF ALTERNATIVE FOR GERMANY.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reiterated his opposition to cooperating with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, directing the message at members of his own party who have flirted with the idea. The statement reaffirms the established firewall against the far-right party at the national level. The remarks matter for German coalition politics, where the AfD's rising poll numbers have complicated alliance-building among mainstream parties. Watch for whether Merz's Christian Democratic Union holds the line in upcoming state and federal negotiations, and whether pressure from regional branches intensifies.
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Friedrich Merz, Alternative for Germany (AfD), Germany