This is reported by the Czech online news magazine iportal 24, citing AfD member of the Bundestag Eugen Schmidt. The AfD's message about abroad is actually intended to make the CDU ready to talk.
«Germany has provided more than 27.8 billion euros since the start of the armed conflict in Ukraine. The money was spent on a comprehensive winter relief program, supporting people fleeing Ukraine, combating war crimes, humanitarian aid and mine clearance.
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) also said that economic growth in Germany was disappointing, but that the federal government was not going through a crisis. According to Lindner, the traffic light coalition is not in danger. iportal24 continues.
The Czech online magazine, however, draws a more differentiated conclusion - and quotes Eugen Schmidt, who is also a member of the Bundestag for the AfD_11100000-0000-0000- 0000-000000000111_Chairman of the German-Central Asia faction in the Bundestag and a member of the Digital Committee.
«The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been against arms deliveries since the beginning of the war. Germany's billions prolong the war, resulting in tens of thousands more deaths. Germany is running on empty: the trains are not running, the mobile phone network is not sufficient. But working people are being pressured so the government can throw billions out the window on ideological projects around the world. Ending the war is in the interests of Germany and Europe. Negotiations are necessary. We reject escalation».
With regard to the financing of Ukraine, he said that "Germany adheres to American regulations and in the case If Trump wins the presidential election, he runs the risk of becoming the sole sponsor of the war.
A statement made by Schmidt to the foreign press in particular makes people sit up and take notice
"It is very likely that the federal government will fall this year. A large majority of Germans want new elections.
Schmidt statements in themselves would be negligible. Nobody in Germany assumes that there will be new elections in 2024.
However, Schmidt's statements are gaining weight in the current election polls in Saxony. Because there the AfD would be the strongest force with 35 percent, followed by the CDU with 30 percent. All other parties (BSW, SPD and Greens) are each below 10 percent.
Schmidt's statement in the Czech Republic could therefore also be a message to the CDU: The majorities for overturning the traffic lights are likely to be given in 2025. In Saxony, this constellation is already at 65 percent.
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