Scholz Attacks Far-Right AfD as ‘Demolition Squad’ for Germany
- Chancellor rules out stimulus as government reins in spending
- Anti-immigrant party has surged above SPD in opinion polls
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz unleashed a blistering attack on the far-right Alternative for Germany, calling the anti-immigrant party a “demolition squad” and a threat to Europe’s biggest economy.
Using uncharacteristically aggressive language, the German leader on Wednesday denounced the AfD’s demands for a “dismantling” of the European Union and the welfare state and said the policies represent “nothing but wanton destruction of prosperity.”