Next EU Commission president must not rely on far-right support, Scholz warns

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned that the next president of the European Commission shouldn't seek support from far-right parties.

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00:00Olaf Schultz welcomed Portugal's new Prime Minister Luiz Montenegro to Berlin with a

00:05military parade before they sat down for talks.

00:08Afterwards, Schultz joined in the call of Europe's leftist parties that all mainstream

00:13politicians must refuse to cooperate with the far-right.

00:17And he said the next European Commission must not rely on the support of a parliamentary

00:22majority which itself has to rely on the support of far-right extremists.

00:28Across the EU, the far-right are expected to make big gains in the elections.