The German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, accused the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party of wanting to implement an "ethnic cleansing" through its anti-immigration policy. The accusation comes in the context of a tense political debate about immigration and refugees in Germany.
Merz was specifically referring to a proposal presented by the AfD in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, which consists of a mass deportation offensive of refugees. This proposal also includes refugees from Ukraine, which has generated particular controversy.
The party of Alice Weidel, leader of the AfD, calls this policy "remigration," a term that has been widely criticized by human rights groups and by other German political parties. The use of this term and the measures associated with it have sparked an intense public debate about the limits of migration policy in Germany.
