‘Extreme right’ warning from German President Steinmeier

German President Steinmeier, in a statement to the German channel ZDF, about the high rate of votes for the far-right AfD in the polls, “The polls are worrying. But this should not lead us to automatically classify all critical issues as populism and right-wing extremism.” saying.

Emphasizing that every voter bears the responsibility for their choice, Steinmeier said: “We must no longer encourage fear mongers in this society. What we need are problem solvers, not fear mongers.” she used the phrase.

Steinmeier stated that if a large section of voters deviate from the ruling parties and the main opposition party does not win out of this, this will raise question marks. You have to ask if there are disputes, and there are.” he said.

“OUR COMMUNITY UNDER STRESS”

Stating that the mood in the country is also affected by completely different things, Steinmeier drew attention to financial crises, the influx of refugees, the Covid-19 epidemic and the Ukrainian war, saying: “No we must forget that we are a society under stress. They are extraordinary situations. You have to understand that people have question marks in their minds.” she performed her assessment.

German President Steinmeier also defended the United States sending cluster bombs to Ukraine.

20 percent of AfD votes in polls

According to the poll commissioned by the German public broadcaster ARD, the first television channel, the AfD vote rate rose to 20 percent.

According to the poll results, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) which forms the coalition government has 18 percent of the vote, the Free Democratic Party (FDP) 7 percent and the Greens 14 percent.

The vote rate of the main opposition Christian Unity (CDU-CSU) parties is set at 28 percent. (AA)