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Associated PressSeptember 21, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel leads the last cabinet of the German government ahead of Germany's general elections at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. General election take place in Germany on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's justice minister accused Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff on Thursday of playing into the nationalist Alternative for Germany's hands after he said it was better not to vote at all than to choose the anti-migration party.

"Telling people they shouldn't vote is helping AfD's campaign," Justice Minister Heiko Maas said in a video interview with the Bild daily. "That's exactly what they want."

Merkel's chief of staff Peter Altmaier made the comments earlier this week. He also said that "AfD divides our country, it exploits people's concerns and worries."https://www.yahoo.com/news/germany-merkel-aide-criticized-over-nationalists-073528737.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/germany-merkel-aide-criticized-over-nationalists-073528737.html