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Friedrich Merz labels the Alternative for Germany party's remigration policy as ethnic cleansing by skin color and origin.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described the Alternative for Germany party's demand for mass remigration as ethnic cleansing by skin color and origin during a parliamentary exchange on Wednesday. This critique followed a significant election victory for the Alternative for Germany party over the center-right CDU in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, where the party secured nearly 44% of the vote compared to 17% for the CDU.

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Alice Weidel, the co-leader of the Alternative for Germany party, argued that the current government's immigration policy has made Germany unsafe, citing daily knife violence and threatening cityscapes. In response, Friedrich Merz stated that the party's immigration policy would significantly impact the labor market, noting that hospitals, restaurants, and care homes could not operate without sufficient workers. Friedrich Merz also accused the Alternative for Germany party of contributing to Russian efforts to destabilize Germany. Parliamentary speaker Julia Kloeckner warned the Alternative for Germany party lawmakers to reduce their heckling, stating that the assembly is not a football pitch.

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