Merz thanked Soeder for his support and said his party, led for many years by former Chancellor Angela Merkel, has the “firm intention of taking over leadership responsibility in this country again.”
German opposition Christian Democrats pick leader Friedrich Merz as their candidate for chancellor
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“Obviously, half of the AfD is involved in some kind of espionage activities or money transfers from other countries," Soeder told party members.
EU election campaigns kick off in Germany, the Ukraine war, rise of far right are dominant themes
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