(Euractiv) The Turkish AKP party of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will run in the European elections in Germany, according to media reports, with high-ranking German politicians noting it will expand Turkish influence in the EU.
The AKP affiliate in Germany, the Democratic Alliance for Diversity and Awakening (Dava), consists of four candidates who have all previously campaigned for Erdoğan’s AKP or its support organisations, Bild reported on Sunday.
High-ranking German politicians were quick to denounce the move as further contributing to the deterioration of the political climate within the country.
“An Erdoğan offshoot running for elections here is the last thing we need,” Green agriculture minister Cem Özdemir, who has a Turkish migration background, wrote on X.
