Government spokeswoman Stephen Hambestrait recently criticized US Vice President Jay Di Vance’s intervention in favor of a German parties’ co -operation with the Alternative for Germany (AFD).

“I do not believe that it is right for a friendly foreign country to intervene with so much intensity and one -sided during a pre -election campaign,” Mr Hambetrait said, adding that “there are political traditions in this country and it is a good practice for the Citizens of a country themselves what are their principles without receiving advice from others. “

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the US Vice -President said that tonight’s speech at the Munich Conference on Security (MSc) would encourage German politicians to work with all parties, including AfD, as he said, with The exclusion of far -right parties is despised by popular will, and also said that both he and Donald Trump “worry that Europeans are afraid of their own peoples”.

Mr Vance’s statements were also criticized by the Prime Minister of Bavaria and the leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) Marcus Zender, stressing that “friendship ends when the question of who should form a coalition with who after the elections and we take into account each view. , but we decide on our own with whom we will coalition. ” Any intervention is prohibited – even by the US, said Mr Zender, who yesterday afternoon welcomed the US Vice President in Munich. Referring to the prospect of Germany -US bilateral cooperation, the Bavarian prime minister said he “will not grumble” for Washington’s new plans, but stressed that “we will not submit and we are also advising to work together instead of moving on.”