Black day for democracy

The Reichstag building with the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin

Merz strategy a serious mistake for democracy, says Olaf Scholz Source: AAP

Germany's parliament descended into heckles and recriminations on Wednesday after a "firewall" against working with the far-right cracked. Conservative CDU/CSU leader Friedrich Merz, who tabled the plans, defended his actions as "necessary". But Chancellor Olaf Scholz slammed the move as an "unforgivable mistake".



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