‘AfD becoming strong in German Parliament: Increasingly difficult to form coalitions excluding them’

In the lead-up to Germany’s Parliamentary Elections, centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused his conservative election arch rival Friedrich Merz of planning an immigration crackdown that would “bury Europe”. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the February 23rd poll strongly favouring opposition candidate Merz, FRANCE 24’s Nadia Massih welcomes Jacob Ross, Research Fellow with focus on Franco-German Relations at German Council on Foreign Relations.