The co-leader of the German Social Democrats (SPD), the largest party in the Bundestag, has accused the leader of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) of being a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” as he warned that plans for mass deportation discussed at a secret meeting attended by its members had sparked fears for millions across the country.
In an extraordinary parliamentary debate on “fortifying democracy” in reaction to the far-right gathering that took place in November in Potsdam, Lars Klingbeil described the AfD as “rightwing extremist”.
As thousands of protesters around the country were expected to demonstrate against the AfD for the sixth evening in a row, Klingbeil, who has since 2021 been co-leader of the party of the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said revelations about the meeting on “remigration” had struck fear into the hearts of many.
The reports of the meeting by the investigative journalism bureau Correctiv probably offered “only a small insight into things that they are discussing and planning”, he said, focusing his gaze on the AfD’s members, some of whom sat shaking their heads.
Scholz has said the meeting should be examined by the constitutional court while the interior minister, Nancy Faeser, called on the conservative Christian Democratic Union to distance itself from the far right.
“The wind is turning,” he said, pointing to poll ratings for all three government parties in particular in the state of Saxony that are, he said, in danger of failing to reach the 5% hurdle needed to enter parliament.
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The co-leader of the German Social Democrats (SPD), the largest party in the Bundestag, has accused the leader of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) of being a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” as he warned that plans for mass deportation discussed at a secret meeting attended by its members had sparked fears for millions across the country.
In an extraordinary parliamentary debate on “fortifying democracy” in reaction to the far-right gathering that took place in November in Potsdam, Lars Klingbeil described the AfD as “rightwing extremist”.
As thousands of protesters around the country were expected to demonstrate against the AfD for the sixth evening in a row, Klingbeil, who has since 2021 been co-leader of the party of the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said revelations about the meeting on “remigration” had struck fear into the hearts of many.
The reports of the meeting by the investigative journalism bureau Correctiv probably offered “only a small insight into things that they are discussing and planning”, he said, focusing his gaze on the AfD’s members, some of whom sat shaking their heads.
Scholz has said the meeting should be examined by the constitutional court while the interior minister, Nancy Faeser, called on the conservative Christian Democratic Union to distance itself from the far right.
“The wind is turning,” he said, pointing to poll ratings for all three government parties in particular in the state of Saxony that are, he said, in danger of failing to reach the 5% hurdle needed to enter parliament.
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