Chancellor Issues Warning: Merz: Saxony-Anhalt Is Not a Testing Ground for Angry Citizens
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Merz warns of AfD victory in Saxony-AnhaltAt an appearance in Quedlinburg, the chancellor cites possible consequences for investment and the state’s economic stability.
- At a campaign appearance in Quedlinburg, Merz again warned of an AfD victory and possible consequences for international investment.
- A ZDF poll puts the AfD at 40 percent, well ahead of the CDU at 23 percent.
- The Left has 13 percent, the SPD nine and Greens six; BSW and FDP each stand at three percent.
- Merz expects a different result on Sunday and wants to continue cooperating with Schulze; Saxony-Anhalt assumes the MPK chair in autumn.
Saxony-Anhalt must not become an experimental field for angry citizens.— Friedrich Merz, CDU chairman, at a campaign event in Quedlinburg with Minister-President Sven Schulze
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