AfD, Friedrich Merz
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The Kremlin said on Tuesday it welcomed the fact that Germany's far-right AfD party wants dialogue with Moscow, contrasting that with what it called the confrontational stance of Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
By Andreas Rinke and Kirsti Knolle BERLIN, Sept 9 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused the Alternative for Germany on Wednesday of supporting Russia against Germany's interests and advocating anti-migration policies that were tantamount to "ethnic cleansing".
German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz (C) chats with colleagues prior to a meeting of the CDU and Christian Social Union (CSU) Bundes