Banning the German far-right AFD may backfire, the highest conservative warning
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's top Conservative Party said he had strong reservations about calls for banning German far-right alternatives (AFD) ahead of the nationwide rally in support of Sunday's measures. Carsten Linnemann, Secretary General of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), described such a move as “highly politically dangerous.” Linnemann said in an interview with Sunday’s…