Olaf Scholz has responded strongly in defence of his stance against the far right and said Germany will not accept people who 'intervene in our democracy', a day after the US vice-president, JD Vance, attacked European governments for the way they sought to counter the political influence of far-right groups, such as Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland party
The German leader spoke just eight days before crucial elections in his country, with polls showing the AfD currently in second place
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JD Vance launches blistering attack on Europe’s leaders
