Scholz: Germans decide on their democracy themselves, countered Vance
Scholz: Germans decide on their democracy themselves, countered Vance
The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz "Outward" influence on the elections in Germany rejected and emphasizes that the Germans would determine their democracy themselves. This statement came in response to the comments by the US Vice President JD Vance, which he had made the day before.
Vance is sharp criticism at the Munich Security Conference
Vance gave a tough speech at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, in which he turned against European allies. He accused them of suppressing freedom of expression, losing control of immigration and refusing to work with right -wing parties in the government.
expectations of the speech were disappointed
The audience had expected to hear from the plans of the Trump administration to end the war in Ukraine. Instead, there was an urgent warning from Vance, which explained to the European leaders that the greatest threat to their security was "from the inside".
meeting with the AfD
After his speech, Vance met with the co-chair of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel. According to a spokesman Weidel, they stayed in a hotel room for about 30 minutes and talked about the Ukraine war and German politics. The right -wing radical, anti -migration party records a significant increase in the weeks before the upcoming elections.
Scholz defends itself against foreign interference
When arriving in Munich, Scholz consistently rejected the vice president's comments and emphasized that Germany would not accept foreign influence on its domestic politics. "A commitment to 'never again' cannot be agreed with the support of the AfD," said Scholz in front of the audience in the Bavarian capital.
No cooperation with the AfD
"We will not accept that outsiders intervene in our democracy, in our elections and in democratic opinion formation in favor of this party," added Scholz and made it clear that this should not be done "among friends and allies".
Scholz’s outlook on the future of German defense
During his speech, Scholz predicted that the future Berlin government would loosen the so -called debt brake in order to be able to invest more in defense and security. The debt brake is a Basic law article that prohibits the government excessive new debt and the accumulation of debts.defense spending and NATO targets
The German government announced last month that it has reached the NATO goal of issuing 2% of GDP for defense. However, this is significantly below the
Kommentare (0)