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Sahra Wagenknecht & AfD

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German left-wing politician Sahra Wagenknecht, who gave a pacifist speech against involvement in Ukraine, received an invitation from a high-ranking member of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) the next day, showing the left-right convergence.

2023: 3 talks
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“Sahra Wagenknecht, gave a speech... And then you know what she got next day? Not ironically, an invitation from a high-ranking member of Alternative für Deutschland”
“Sahra Wagenknecht gave a speech and one member of AfD shouted at her 'Kommen Sie zu uns.'”
“You speak like us, like join us.”

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German left-wing politician Sahra Wagenknecht, who gave a pacifist speech against involvement in Ukraine, received an invitation from a high-ranking member of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) the next day, showing the left-right convergence., illustrating unholy alliances
In Germany, a member of the far-right AfD shouted 'Come to us' at Sahra Wagenknecht (far-left), illustrating an 'unholy alliance' pact between extreme right and left against NATO/Ukraine., illustrating unholy alliances,geopolitics-war
After Wagenknecht gave a pacifist anti-Ukraine-aid speech at peace demonstrations, a high-ranking AfD member invited her to join them, illustrating the left-right convergence on pro-Russian positions., illustrating unholy alliance,false pacifism