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DPA
Sun, February 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM UTC
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Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and Friedrich Merz, top candidate of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) for chancellor, wait for the start of the "Quadrell" TV discussion on the Bundestag election campaign in the studio. Kay Nietfeld/dpa-Pool/dpa
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday described US Vice President JD Vance's comments on the German election campaign as "completely unacceptable."
In a heated TV debate with his three principal rivals, days after Vance called for the "firewall" holding back the far-right Alternative for Germany to be dropped, Scholz said Germany has learnt from its Nazi past to rule out any cooperation with extreme right-wing parties.
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become the next chancellor, said he "resented such interference in the German parliamentary elections."
He added: "I'm not going to let an American vice president tell me who I have to talk to here in Germany."
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