The co-leader of German nationalist party AfD, Alexander Gauland, tried to assuage Jewish apprehensions after his party’s entry into parliament. A top official with Germany’s nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) says Jews have nothing to fear from his party’s third-place election finish that took it into parliament. The comments Monday from co-leader Alexander Gauland came after several major Jewish groups expressed dismay and concern Sunday about the strong showing of AfD, a far-right party. This is the first time since the Nazi era that a far-right political party has succeeded in securing seats in Germany’s parliament. Merkel said that AfD’s entry into the Reichstag will not have any influence on the country’s foreign, European and refugee policies.

Source: Ethiopian News September 25, 2017 19:47 UTC