The German chancellor has criticized a new US State Department funding program for Europe launched ahead of September’s federal vote
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned the administration of US President Donald Trump against interfering in his country’s elections.
Germany is due to hold federal elections in September, with immigration expected to be among the campaign’s defining issues.
“It is illegal to finance political parties in Germany from abroad,” Merz said on Wednesday. “And I assume that our friends around the world, in particular, will also abide by these legal rules that we have established in Germany.”
Merz’s remarks came…
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