Merkel calls Europe after the Austrian scandal: Don't vote the right extreme

Merkel made those comments when she was asked about the scandal involving the far-right Austrian party, the Freedom Party, whose leader, Heinz-Chrisian Strache, resigned on Saturday from the post of deputy-cancellari after a video where he was seen offering state contracts in exchange for political support, came to the public.

We have to deal with populist movements, which in many areas are disparaging of these values, which want to destroy Europe and our values. We need to challenge this in sharp form”, Merkel has said, who has not spoken much during the campaign for next week's EU parliamentary elections, Reuters reports.

“With these parties minorities are not protected, fundamental human rights are questioned, and corruption plays a role in politics”, she added after meeting with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic in Zagreb, broadcast Koha.net.

Merkel has put the campaign in his hands with Manfred Weber, the conservative mayor in the May 23rd-26th elections.

Weber, who also spoke in Zagreb, said the Austrian scandal has argued his intention not to rely on the votes of far-right parties in his EU Commission presidential race.

The far-right “and populists are willing to sell their patriotism and their country's values for other benefits”, he said, referring to the Austrian relative.