Frederik Pleitgen
AfD chair Alice Weidel after big showing in Sachsen-Anhalt tells me: Friedrich Merz’s days as German Chancellor are numbered. “We ran on a clear platform of representing the interests of our country—not those of Ukraine or any other country. And I can tell you this: if we receive the mandate to govern at the federal level and assume governmental responsibility, we will cut all unnecessary spending. We will control our borders. We will deport all those required to leave the country and all criminals. We will close the borders.” “I also expect early federal elections, and I expect the current chancellor to be replaced before Christmas.” @CNN @claudiaotto @sebshukla