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The Alternative for Germany faction filed a police report against Merz over his speech in the Bundestag
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) faction in the Bundestag appealed to the police over Chancellor Friedrich Merz's remarks during budget debates. The party believes his statements could fall under criminal liability.
This was announced by the AfD faction on its X social media page.
The trigger for the complaint was Merz's speech during the budget discussion in the Bundestag. The chancellor accused the AfD of suggesting that their talks about “re-migration” effectively amount to a propaganda act of “ethnic cleansing by race and origin.”
Parliamentary secretary of the AfD faction Stefan Brandner said that Merz “has crossed the line again.” According to him, this time the chancellor’s remarks fall within criminal liability. Brandner called the words of the German chancellor “absolutely unacceptable.”
The deputy emphasized that the AfD faction acts in accordance with the German Constitution.
The term “re-migration” was originally used in migration research. Among right-wing movements, it usually denotes the forced departure of a large number of people of foreign origin from a country.
AfD also uses this term. At the same time, official party statements say that it refers solely to the repatriation to the homeland of foreigners who, according to the Basic Law of Germany, are obliged to leave the country.
Earlier, the Alternative for Germany achieved a historic victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections, receiving 43,8% of the votes. At the same time, the Christian Democratic Union led by Friedrich Merz saw its result fall to 17,2%. The party lost about half of its electorate compared to 2021 year.
This marked the first time in 1945 year that an ultra-right party unequivocally won a regional election.
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