German conservatives reject Left party head's apology for fascist

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2026-06-22

Berlin (dpa) - Pressure is mounting on the newly elected leader of The Left party in Germany, Luigi Pantisano, over his remarks likening the policies of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to fascism, with several conservative politicians calling for his resignation on Monday. Pantisano apologized on Monday morning. "My statement that there is currently no difference between the policies of the CDU and the AfD was abridged and wrong in that for......

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