German Jewish leader: Far-right surge ‘a nightmare come true’

Charlotte Knobloch, chairwoman of the Munich Jewish community and a former president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, responds to the election surge for the far-right Alternative for Germany party.

“I am greatly concerned about democracy in our country,” she says on Sunday. “This result is a nightmare come true, a historical change. For the first time an extreme-right party will be strongly represented in parliament.”

— Raphael Ahren

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