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The head of the German government stated this at the Munich Security Conference on November 15, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
Scholz said he was grateful to Vance for honoring the victims of National Socialism at the memorial at the former Nazi concentration camp Dachau near Munich, in particular for the important words that everything must be done to ensure that something like this never happens again. This is the main lesson that Germans have learned after World War II and the terrible experience of National Socialist terror, the chancellor stressed.
"That is why the vast majority in our country resolutely opposes anyone who glorifies or justifies criminal National Socialism," he emphasized.
In this regard, Scholz noted that the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party views National Socialism and its terrible crimes against humanity as something not very important in German history.
"The 'never again' commitment is therefore incompatible with supporting the AfD. That is why we will not accept outsiders interfering in our democracy, in our elections and in the democratic formation of opinion in favor of this party. This is unacceptable, especially among friends and allies. We strongly reject this. We decide for ourselves what happens next with our democracy!" Scholz declared.
He noted that democracy in Germany and Europe is based on a historical awareness and the certainty that it can be destroyed by radical anti-democrats. Therefore, institutions were created that make democracies resilient against its enemies, rules that do not limit freedom, but protect it.
"This is what has always united us as a transatlantic community and what unites us today here in Munich," Scholz said.
It was also reported that Vance met with the leader of the Alternative for Germany, Alice Weidel, who had specially arrived in Munich. The meeting took place outside the forum.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius also criticized the content of US Vice President J.D. Vance's speech regarding the alleged democratic limitations in Europe and its retreat from shared values with America.
Earlier, Berlin accused Elon Musk, who openly supports the AfD, of attempting to interfere in the elections.
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