Scholz Calls for United Opposition Against Rising Far-Right AfD

Despite mass protests and a slight dip in support, the AfD maintains a strong focus on migration and is expected to gain seats in the upcoming European parliamentary elections.

• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for a united opposition against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), which is currently polling in second place nationwide.
• Scholz evoked Germany's Nazi past in a speech to the Bundestag, urging voters to reject the AfD and its discussions of 'remigration', a term used for the mass deportation of citizens with foreign backgrounds.
• Scholz also defended his government's employment policy, stating that Germany currently has the highest employment rate in its modern history.
• Opposition leader Friedrich Merz of the center-right Christian Democratic Union echoed Scholz's sentiments, denouncing the AfD and blaming Scholz's coalition government for creating the conditions for the far-right to thrive.
• Despite mass protests against the AfD and a slight dip in support following the protests, the party maintains a strong focus on migration and is expected to gain seats in the upcoming European parliamentary elections.

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