Germany's far-right AfD demands government relief amid fuel crunch

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2026-04-12

Cottbus, Germany (dpa) - The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Sunday accused the government of inaction over high fuel prices and called on Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition to pull together on emergency measures. Fuel prices have skyrocketed, said the party, which in a poll by INSA last month ranked neck-and-neck with Merz's conservative CDU/CSU alliance, with 26% support among the electorate. "What is the government doing? I......

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