"Chancellor Friedrich Merz has once more vowed that his conservative CDU/CSU alliance would distance itself "clearly and explicitly" from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ahead of five state elections next year. "We will now also be very clear and very explicit about where the AfD stands in terms of content, and we will distance ourselves from them very clearly and very explicitly," he said after a party conference in Berlin."
"Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU) wrapped up a two-day meeting that focused on the party's strategy toward the populist party, with Merz reiterating the CDU's rejection of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. The leader of CDU's sister party in Bavaria, the CSU's Markus Soder, said the AfD is the "enemy of the system." Defense Minister Boris Pistorius intends to order more F-35 jets from US company Lockheed Martin as Germany steps up its military expenditure."
Chancellor Friedrich Merz reiterated a firm refusal by the CDU/CSU to cooperate with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), pledging a clear and explicit distancing ahead of five state elections next year. The CDU held a two-day strategy meeting focused on responses to the AfD, with CSU leader Markus Söder labeling the AfD the "enemy of the system." Defense Minister Boris Pistorius plans to order additional F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin as Germany boosts military expenditure. Belgium has already received its first F-35 aircraft, while Germany must wait until 2026/2027. The AfD proposed naming Donald Trump an honorary citizen of a southwestern district tied to his grandparents.
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