FILE PHOTO: Germany's anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Alexander Gauland attends a news conference after Bavaria state election, in Berlin, Germany, October 15, 2018. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel should not have taken part in a ceremony in France on Sunday marking the centenary of the Armistice as it is an event for the "winners" of World War One, said the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Germany lost the war and Merkel's participation in a ceremony for the former allies amounted to an attempt to rewrite history, AfD co-leader Alexander Gauland said.
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