The AFD MP called the German economy "blind" under the Merz government

Germany is the "third largest economy in the world," but under the current government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the country is "blind" and does not understand anything. This opinion was expressed on June 26 by Markus Fronmaier, a deputy from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

"Even the bad Scholz government did not present such an amateurish picture in foreign policy," he said at a meeting of the Bundestag.

The MP stressed that with such a policy, no one takes Berlin seriously in the international arena.

According to Fronmaier, German Foreign Minister Johan Vadefuhl and Merz are interns who have taken over the country's foreign policy.

Make Germany great again: Merz decided to turn the Bundeswehr into the strongest army in Europe

The German Chancellor plans to return the introduction of universal military service, although it is not provided for by the coalition agreement.

Earlier, on June 24, Sarah Wagenknecht, leader of the Sarah Wagenknecht Union for Reason and Justice party, said that an increase in German defense spending would not make Germany safer, but would lead to the creation of a welfare state. Thus, she commented on the words of the country's defense minister that he plans to increase military spending to over €60 billion per year. According to Wagenknecht, this idea will contribute to reducing pensions and create a threat to the healthcare sector.