Missiles for Ukrainian F-16s Are Running Out; Merz and AfD Leader Clash over Russia
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A heated exchange of words broke out in the German Bundestag between Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the co-chair of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Alice Weidel, during the budget debate. Weidel criticized the government for a “totally failed energy policy” and demanded that Germany urgently resume purchases of cheap natural gas from Russia to save its industry from the approaching winter. She accused the cabinet of inciting the …
In an emotionally charged debate in the Bundestag, and under the influence of the elections in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, the leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) Alice Weidel and the CDU president and Chancellor Friedrich Mertz gave speeches that were accompanied by loud cheers from the benches.
The MPs repeatedly shouted at each other, and the Speaker of the Parliament threatened to throw them out of the hall.
Friedrich Merz attacks AfD over re-immigration policy after far-right party wins German election with 44% of votes
Three days after the Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt, the Bundestag in Berlin hosted one of the most heated and personal debates in German political history. The national parties were supposed to debate the 2027 budget, but the traditional three-and-a-half-hour general debate saw financial matters take a back seat.
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