Bavarian leader says deportations and economy key to beating AfD

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2026-08-02

Berlin (dpa) - The high approval ratings for the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party are partly due to what Bavarian conservative leader Markus Söder sees as insufficiently consistent deportations. Söder, who is also premier of the southern state of Bavaria, said in the summer interview on public broadcaster ARD that while fewer people had been coming to Germany, "there are still very many here who have no right of residence." Any......

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