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Merz and Weidel clash sharply in the BundestagThree days after the AfD’s election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, Merz and Weidel faced each other again in the Bundestag.
Key FactsSep 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: derstandard.de
- The encounter came three days after the election; the AfD won 43.8 percent and the CDU 17.2 percent.
- Merz accused the AfD of contempt for democratic institutions and wanting ethnic cleansing based on origin and skin color.
- Weidel declared the coalition finished and reaffirmed the AfD’s goal of governing nationally in the near future.
- During Merz’s speech, Bundestag President Julia Klöckner reprimanded AfD lawmakers for interruptions and threatened to remove them from the chamber.
"to pursue ethnic cleansing based on origin and skin color."— Friedrich Merz (CDU), in the Bundestag during the general debate on the budget; referring to the term 'Remigration' and accusing the AfD of wanting to pursue ethnic cleansing based on origin and skin color
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