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Chancellor Merz Faces Outcry Over Migrant Expulsion Remarks
10/22/2025
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Story summary
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced backlash for comments advocating "very large scale" expulsions of migrants.
- During a press conference, he dismissed calls for an apology, claiming parents with daughters would support him.
- Opposition figures and Merz's coalition criticized the remarks as echoing extremist narratives.
- Merz said he would maintain a firewall against the AfD while addressing economic issues and illegal migration.
