German opposition leader rules out working with far-right AFD


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  • Sunday, 27 Aug 2023

CDU leader Friedrich Merz addresses the media during a statement with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ahead of a CDU Party board meeting in Berlin, Germany April 17, 2023. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's main opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, on Sunday ruled out cooperation of any kind with far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD)

"We don't work with the AfD," Merz, who leads the Christian Democrats (CDU), said in an interview on German broadcaster ARD Das Erste. "There are majorities without the AfD."

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