柏林，10月24日电——总理弗里德里希·默茨周六呼吁其陷入困境的联合政府保持团结，称德国面临来自政治极端分子日益增长的威胁，以及他所描述的俄罗斯每天都在试图破坏该国稳定的努力。
BERLIN, Oct 24 - Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for unity in his struggling coalition on Saturday, saying Germany faced growing threats from political extremists and what he described as daily Russian efforts to destabilise the country.
默茨在其保守派基督教民主联盟（CDU）的巴伐利亚姊妹党——基督教社会联盟（CSU）的一次会议上发言时表示，德国面临“极其严峻的挑战”。
Speaking at a conference of the Christian Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian sister party of his conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), Merz said Germany faced "extraordinarily serious challenges".
他说：“面对来自内部极端分子和外部外国势力日益增长的威胁，我们如何在欧洲捍卫我们的自由与安全？”他还补充称，俄罗斯正在寻求“每天都破坏德国的稳定”。
"How do we safeguard our freedom and our security in Europe, in the face of growing threats from extremists within and foreign powers from without?" he said, adding that Russia was seeking "to destabilise Germany on a daily basis".
继俄罗斯2022年入侵乌克兰后，柏林与莫斯科的关系已降至冷战以来的最低点，但俄罗斯拒绝接受其正在对德国和其他欧洲国家发动混合战的指控。
Relations between Berlin and Moscow have fallen to their lowest level since the Cold War following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine but Russia rejects accusations that it is conducting a hybrid campaign against Germany and other European countries.
默茨的言论是在执政联盟经历数周紧张局势之后发表的。此前，在德国东部的州议会选举中，联盟遭遇惨败，极右翼的“德国另类选择党”（AfD）在两个州夺得第一，极左翼的“左翼党”在柏林州选举中得票率最高。
Merz's comments follow weeks of tension with the ruling coalition after heavy regional election defeats in eastern Germany, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came first in two states and the far-left Left Party topped the poll in Berlin.
默茨的支持率已跌至历史新低，同时联盟伙伴之间以及基民盟与基社盟之间都出现了矛盾。这两个保守派姊妹党有着长期分歧的历史，但通常都能设法化解。
Merz's approval ratings have fallen to record lows, while tensions have surfaced both between the coalition partners and between the CDU and CSU. The two conservative sister parties have a long history of disagreements but have generally managed to overcome them.
周六，当默茨提到基社盟提名的政治家伊尔泽·艾格纳作为德国总统弗兰克-瓦尔特·施泰因迈尔的继任者人选时，与会代表爆发出热烈掌声。施泰因迈尔将于明年卸任。
On Saturday, delegates broke into loud applause when Merz mentioned Ilse Aigner, the CSU politician the party has proposed as successor to German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who is due to step down next year.
基民盟迄今为止尚未背书艾格纳，党内人士透露，该党尚未放弃为这项主要具有礼仪性质的国家元首职位推出自己的候选人的希望。
The CDU has so far stopped short of endorsing Aigner, and party sources say it has not abandoned hopes of putting forward its own candidate for the largely ceremonial post of head of state.
默茨在巴伐利亚铜管乐队演奏的《虎眼》乐曲声中步入会场，他赞扬了政府中的基社盟部长，并向基社盟领袖马库斯·索德尔致敬。
Merz, who entered the conference hall to a Bavarian brass band playing "The Eye of the Tiger", praised CSU ministers in the government and paid tribute to CSU leader Markus Soeder.
但他重申，拒绝一些保守派提出的与德国选择党寻求合作方式的呼吁，该党目前在民调中领先。他表示，任何与该党一起投票的政治人物“在我们联盟中都没有立足之地”。
But he repeated his rejection of calls from some conservatives to seek ways of cooperating with the AfD, which leads national opinion polls, saying any politician who voted with the party "has no place in our Union".
他还敦促社会民主党（SPD）和绿党不要在柏林与左翼党组成联盟，并指责左翼党容忍其队伍中的反犹主义。左翼党否认党内存在任何系统性的反犹主义。
He also urged the Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens not to form a coalition in Berlin with the Left Party, which he accused of tolerating antisemitism within its ranks. The Left Party denies any systemic antisemitism in the party.
默茨表示，对德国的养老金、税收和福利制度进行快速改革，对于重振经济和恢复公众对公共机构的信心至关重要。
Merz said rapid reforms to Germany's pension, tax and welfare systems were essential to revive the economy and restore confidence in public institutions.