Merkel urges Europe to stand up to politicians ‘for sale’ 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that European politicians “must stand up to” far-right politicians “for sale”, after a hidden-camera sting brought down nationalist Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache over allegations he was open to corruption. The FPOe’s lead candidate for the European Parliament pulled out of the meeting after the scandal broke. He pledged not to work in “any moment and on any single issue with all the right populists in the next European Parliament. HDZ will win five or six out of 12 Croatian seats in the European Parliament, surveys predict.

Source: Manila Bulletin May 18, 2019 20:48 UTC