Germany's Merz accuses AfD of promoting 'ethnic cleansing'
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Three days after the far-right AfD scored a crushing election victory over his center-right CDU in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, Merz and AfD co-leader Alice Weidel sharply attacked each other in the assembly.
- Why it matters
- The accusation directly charges a major parliamentary party with promoting ethnic cleansing, raising the stakes in the conflict between Germany's center-right and far-right blocs after an AfD victory that shifts the political landscape.
- Most affected
- German voters in eastern states — Mainline conservative and far-right parties intensify public confrontation over policy direction.
CDU leadership — Faces pressure to respond to AfD gains that outpaced its own performance. - Likely next
- Whether Merz clarifies the 'ethnic cleansing' allegation with specific policy examples, or whether Weidel issues a formal response to the accusation.
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