Angela Merkel has appealed to mainstream parties to unite against the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany, warning parliament that the AfD’s rise is “a challenge for us all in this building”.
In comments that marked one of her strongest interventions to date on the rightwing party, three days after it elbowed her own Christian Democrats into third place in a key regional election , the chancellor called on other parties to take the fight to the AfD, avoid populist policies and rebuild electors’ trust.
She also broke from her usual practice and referred to the AfD by name.
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