German chancellor attacks Alternative für Deutschland after far-right party’s win in Saxony-Anhalt election German chancellor accuses far-right AfD of calling for 'ethnic cleansing' Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has accused the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) of seeking “ethnic cleansing” with its “remigration” drive, after the nativist party’s seismic weekend victory in a state election. In his first public confrontation with the AfD since Sunday’s shock

Reuters/ AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund says the party has won a clear mandate to govern "Seismic", "a socio-political earthquake", "a watershed moment for Germany". This was how political analysts and many media outlets described the stunning victory of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in local elections in Germany on Sunday. Is that an exaggeration? Saxony-Anhalt is one of the smallest of massive Germany's 16 regions. It boasts a mere 1.7 million