Merz strategy a serious mistake for democracy, says Olaf Scholz Source: AAP
Germany's parliament descended into heckles and recriminations on Wednesday after a "firewall" against working with the far-right cracked. Conservative CDU/CSU leader Friedrich Merz, who tabled the plans, defended his actions as "necessary". But Chancellor Olaf Scholz slammed the move as an "unforgivable mistake".
Germany's parliament descended into heckles and recriminations on Wednesday after a "firewall" against working with the far-right cracked. Conservative CDU/CSU leader Friedrich Merz, who tabled the plans, defended his actions as "necessary". But Chancellor Olaf Scholz slammed the move as an "unforgivable mistake".
