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AfD files criminal complaint against Merz for 'ethnic cleansing' charge

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What happened

Chancellor Friedrich Merz had accused the AfD in a heated parliamentary exchange of promoting ethnic cleansing to howls of protest from the opposition party's ranks…

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  • Reported by The Hindu and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:58:40 UTC.

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