'WARMONGERS RECKONING', AfD Calls On Germans To Punish Pro-Ukraine War Parties At State Vote

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Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party officially launched its campaign for the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election on Saturday, with leading candidate Leif-Erik Holm vowing to win the September 20 vote as polls place the AfD between 34% and 37% in the state — and at approximately 28% nationally, ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU. Speaking in Stralsund, Holm attacked both the federal government and SPD state premier Manuela Schwesig, accusing her of pursuing what he called "anti-social policy" that leaves households worse off despite record tax revenues. AfD parliamentary group chairman Enrico Schult called for the resumption of Russian gas imports and the restoration of trade ties with Moscow, describing Germany's reliance on wind power as "insane obsession" and demanding a return to a broad energy mix including gas and coal. Jörg Urban, AfD parliamentary group chairman in Saxony, framed the election as a direct referendum on Germany's involvement in the Ukr

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