German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for the European Union to complete its creation of a banking and capital markets union to compete with the U.S. and China for new technologies. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people in Germany protested against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, leading to a drop in support for AfD below 20% for the first time since July. Chancellor Scholz evoked the Nazi era as he urged Germans to reject the AfD, which is second in most national polls. The country grapples over how to counter the far-right, with discussions on whether to ban the AfD or fight it.
⚠️ ANALYSIS-BAN THE AFD OR FIGHT IT? GERMANY GRAPPLES OVER HOW TO COUNTER THE FAR-RIGHT (Reuters) This month German Chancellor Olaf Scholz marshalled his ministers to discuss for two hours straight strategies on how best to tackle the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD),… https://t.co/jg3DGgHuds
⚠️ SCHOLZ EVOKES NAZI ERA AS HE URGES GERMANS TO REJECT FAR RIGHT (Reuters) Chancellor Olaf Scholz reminded Germans of their Nazi past on Wednesday as he called on citizens to reject the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) which is second in most national polls. Hundreds… https://t.co/Rxx0bZetqO
Support for Germany's far-right AfD reaches six-month low after protests https://t.co/XtW8NCJLaZ https://t.co/uhJLq2j1wN
⚠️ SUPPORT FOR GERMANY'S FAR-RIGHT AFD REACHES SIX-MONTH LOW AFTER PROTESTS (Reuters) Support for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) dropped below 20% for the first time since July, a poll published on Tuesday showed, after nationwide protests against the German far-right party… https://t.co/I6hnnWQedS
Mass protests against Germany’s far-right AfD party have swept across the country recently. Could Germany ban them? @damienmcguin and @johnkampfner tell The Global Story why even some protestors don’t think they should 🎧 https://t.co/uYq8g8pN5s https://t.co/lCRdWsbrwi
Germany’s far-right AfD party suffers regional electoral defeat after mass protests https://t.co/DDUW0wDh0l
The far-right AfD party suffered a narrow electoral defeat on Sunday after huge protests swept across Germany against the anti-immigration group over revelations of debates about mass expulsions of immigrants ⬇️ https://t.co/N2hT5xdYIR
Germans protest far-right AfD for third straight week amid its spike in popularity https://t.co/ShEHWWIwGY
Hundreds of thousands of people in Germany turned out for a third weekend to protest the popularity and policies of the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD party. https://t.co/1ZZvePeLUZ
🇩🇪🇪🇺 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Sunday for the European Union to complete its creation of a banking and capital markets union so the bloc can compete with the U.S. and China for new technologies. Scholz told a conference in Berlin for European delegates of his… https://t.co/qtNitDOchr