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Alice Weidel, a spokeswoman for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and the party’s first candidate for chancellor, criticized the European Union for its policies, saying they are “destroying the German car industry.”
This was reported by Bloomberg.
In the interview, Weidel accused the EU of excessive bureaucracy and “socialist policies” that she said undermine market mechanisms in Europe. As an example, she cited Brussels’ ban on the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines from 2035, calling it a robbery of the German auto sector.
The AfD party, ahead of early elections scheduled for February 23, advocates Germany’s exit from the EU and the eurozone, which experts say could ruin decades of European integration. Other AfD priorities include tightening migration policy with the possible deportation of hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants, controlling borders, lowering taxes and reviving nuclear power.
The party also supports coal power, expressing skepticism about climate change, and opposes military aid to Ukraine in an effort to repair relations with Russia. However, despite the radical proposals, implementation of the program is unlikely, as Germany’s main political forces refuse to form a coalition with AfD.
