Alternative for Germany leader Vidal accused Merkel of justifying immigrants by comparing them to Germans from the GDR: Merkel explains that citizens "from the GDR" later joined Germany - just as the Syrians "joined only three years ago". This is a scandalous and historically unaware comparison of the former chancellor, whose CDU party is still doing enormous damage to our country with its immigration policy and completely ignoring the will of the voters in the East.

Alternative for Germany leader Vidal accused Merkel of justifying immigrants by comparing them to Germans from the GDR: Merkel explains that citizens "from the GDR" later joined Germany - just as the Syrians "joined only three years ago". This is a scandalous and historically unaware comparison of the former chancellor, whose CDU party is still doing enormous damage to our country with its immigration policy and completely ignoring the will of the voters in the East.