Mr Schaueble made his views about the Alternativ fur Deutschland party quite clear in an interview published today in the German weekly Focus.
For Germany it would be economically insane to exit the euro
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Switzerland’s struggle with its soaring franc proved how problematic it could be to have a stronger currency
The AFD only have a 2% support level according to a latest poll also released today, and it’s widely considered that they would struggle to achieve the 5% threshold necessary to gain seats in parliament but Schaueble further warned that the elections in Lower Saxony in January, in which the centre-left opposition had gained control in an extremely tight race, showed how crucial each vote had become.
We need each vote. That is why we are dealing with the AFD. We will not do so arrogantly but in the firm belief that a common currency is in Germany’s best interest.
With Eurozone bail-outs becoming ever more of an issue with the German people, and highlighted by Chancellor Merkel in her insistance of depositor ( mainly Russian ) contributions in Cyprus in order to gain political kudos at home, this sensitive area of debate is set to accelerate as we move towards those September elections.
