The AfD will be a thorn in Merz's side

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The AfD will be a thorn in Merz's side

Merz was having none of it. The likely next chancellor of Germany responded that a coalition with Weidel is 'absolutely excluded'.

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The leader of the German CDU conservatives, Friedrich Merz, winner of today's elections, reiterated his categorical rejection of any cooperation with the far-right AfD party, which shortly before had offered to join a future government. “We have different opinions about foreign policy, security policy, and NATO. They can reach out to us as much as they want, but let's not fall into a wrong policy, they want the post of us,” said the future Germ…

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CDU leader Friedrich Merz once again rules out after his election victory that he will cooperate with the far-right AfD party on a new government in Germany.

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In Munich, Union Chancellor candidate Merz finds clear words - not only for those who criticize the migration course of CDU and CSU.And then there are clear pegs for the time after the election.Radical course changes in economic policy and a tougher asylum course are, according to the words of Union Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, not negotiable in the coalition negotiations. "We will not go with anyone into a coalition that is not ready to…