German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said his country won't accept people who "intervene in our democracy", a day after US Vice President JD Vance criticised European leaders.
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00:00Speaking at the Munich Security Council, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended his stance
00:07against the far right and said Germany will not accept people intervening in their democracy.
00:13It comes a day after US Vice President JD Vance met with AFD's party leader Alice Weidel.
00:20That is why we will not accept it when outsiders intervene in our democracy, in our elections
00:27and in the democratic way of thinking.
00:30That is not right.
00:32Especially not among friends and allies.
00:35We will decide how to proceed with our democracy.
00:39We will decide that ourselves.
00:41Vance had criticized how European governments approached democracy
00:45and said he feared free speech was in retreat.
00:48Just eight days remain before Germany will hold its crucial elections.
00:53Polls show AFD is currently in second place ahead of Scholz's Social Democrats.