German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks on during a news conference after visiting the state parliament in Dresden, Germany August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
BERLIN (Reuters) - Hundreds of far-right protesters called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to resign as she met regional lawmakers of her Christian Democratic (CDU) party in the eastern state of Saxony.
The anti-Islam PEGIDA movement organised the protest against Merkel and her decision in 2015 to welcome about one million refugees mainly from Muslim countries. Merkel's move caused a rise in anti-immigrant sentiment and helped lift the far right into the national parliament after elections last year.
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