Pope Leo has received AfD Bundestag member Kaufmann at the Vatican. The politician used the meeting to explain his party's positions.
The reception took place on Sunday. Kaufmann had previously been excluded from the Catholic Day event in Germany.
The MP discussed AfD principles with the Pope. He hopes the meeting will improve the party's public image.
Julia Klöckner of the CDU had earlier criticized AfD positions. She saw difficulties reconciling them with the Christian view of humanity.
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The EPP group in the EU Parliament has closely cooperated with the AfD and other right-wing parties on a proposal to tighten migration policy, as dpa research reveals. This occurred in a WhatsApp group and a meeting on March 4. The proposal for 'Return Hubs' gained a majority in the committee with support from right-wing MEPs.
In the Bundestag's economic committee, AfD candidate Malte Kaufmann received 16 votes in the election for vice-chair, even though the party holds only ten seats.
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At the AfD party congress in Marl, Martin Vincentz defended his position as NRW state chairman with 54.7 percent of the votes. The moderate politician prevailed in a bitter internal power struggle against candidates from the radical wing. The narrow election has implications for the state executive board and the federal party.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged the SPD to demonstrate greater willingness for reforms. In a speech to the CDU Wirtschaftsrat in Berlin, he warned of limits to his patience. He criticized the SPD for 'dreaming' of democratic socialism.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized the stability of his black-red coalition during an ARD interview with Caren Miosga on Sunday evening (May 3, 2026). He urged the SPD to show compromise and ruled out alternatives like tolerance by the AfD. Merz openly addressed discontent within the Union and the limits of his patience.