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Political situation in Germany
Merz: AFD wants to see ethnic cleansing in Germany

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is strongly critical of the far-right party AFD's demands for mass deportations and repatriation, reports Politico.

- The word "repatriation" is nothing more than a synonym for ethnic cleansing, he says.

According to Merz, the AFD's migration policy would devastate the German economy. He says it would lead to staff shortages in, for example, elderly care and healthcare.

The AFD won a landslide victory in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, but just missed out on getting its own majority in the state parliament. The core of the party's election manifesto is a comprehensive overhaul of migration policy. Among the planned measures are an expansion of mass detention facilities and demands for repatriation for citizens who are not of ethnic German origin, writes CNN. 

Singapore's political situation
Prime Minister's salary increases by 11 million - criticized

Singapore's ministers, who are already among the world's highest-paid politicians, will now receive huge pay increases, CNN reports.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's annual income will increase by almost 64 percent, from 2.2 million Singapore dollars (over 16 million SEK) to 3.6 million Singapore dollars (27 million SEK). The salary adjustment is justified as necessary to attract talent to the public sector and "maintain the quality of political leadership".

The announcement has sparked protests on social media and critics say it is tone-deaf in economically more difficult times.

Lawrence Wong has promised to donate his salary increase to charity for five years. 

Political situation in the UK
British police investigate Reform UK after scandal

British police are investigating the far-right party Reform UK for suspected violations of the law regarding political donations from abroad. This is reported by the BBC.

Last week, the British Channel 4 published an investigation in which they used a secret camera to film two Reform leaders proposing a way to circumvent the electoral law to secure donations totaling 6.4 million kronor.

According to British law, you must be registered to vote in the UK to donate to a political party. Companies that donate money must also be registered in the country.

The party denies any wrongdoing and says that it will cooperate with the police during the investigation.