Before election in Saxony-Anhalt: Former Chancellor Merkel – We have to fight for this democracy
Angela Merkel warns against letting the AfD dominate the political debate too much. The party is no longer just in the east, but has become a Germany-wide phenomenon.
Angela Merkel has urged people to stand up for democracy a week before the Saxony-Anhalt state election. The former German Chancellor, a CDU politician, made the comments at an event in Berlin, saying that people need to be brave and speak out in support of democracy. Merkel noted that while the AfD is particularly strong in the eastern states, it has also gained ground in western states, such as Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate.
She criticised the AfD for dominating the election debate in Saxony-Anhalt, which goes to the polls on September 6.
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