German chancellor accuses far-right AfD party of seeking ‘ethnic cleansing’
4 sourcesUpdated Sep 9, 2026
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Calling it ethnic cleansing inflates the term and avoids debating AfD's actual platform on asylum rules and crime statistics.
The chancellor's accusation points to AfD's repeated calls for mass deportations, which do risk targeting based on origin rather than actions.