Merz says U.S. should not interfere in German elections

BERLIN, July 15– German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that he does not want the United States to interfere in German elections.

Merz made the remarks at the government’s annual summer press conference when he was asked about a U.S. program reportedly supporting political and civil groups in Europe, amid criticism that it could benefit groups such as those ideologically aligned with Germany’s far-right political party Alternative for Germany (AfD). Merz said Germany has always refrained from interfering in U.S. elections.