CDU leader Friedrich Merz warns of a possible AfD government in Apolda. Merz: The AfD does not represent an alternative for Germany.
The CDU corrected its strategy in dealing with the AfD over the turn of the year, Merz continued. The election will come down to a duel between AfD parliamentary group leader Björn Höcke and CDU state leader Mario Voigt, said Merz. He invites all parties in Thuringia to clearly stand on the side of the democratic parties.