SEDAN
The former Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, strongly rebuked the leader of the Christian Christian Christian (CDU) Christian Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz, for having a complex of an anti-immigration movement that was founded on the extreme right of the party of the party of AFD d.
In a statement posted on her official website, Merkel criticized CDU leader Merz for reversing his stance from just two months earlier, when he had called on democratic parties to avoid any cooperation with right-wing extremists in the parliament.
“This proposal at that time and the position related to it was an expression of wonderful political responsibility, which I completely supported. I is bad no longer feels obliged through this proposal and, therefore, for the first time, allow a majority with AFD votes during a vote in Parliament, “said Merkel.
The main democratian opposition (CDU/CSU) presented this week in Parliament several requests and a bill to modify the immigration and asylum of the country before the February 23 elections.
A key non-binding motion—which called for turning away irregular migrants and asylum seekers at German borders—passed Wednesday with the AfD’s support. The measure narrowly succeeded with 348 votes to 345, critically relying on 75 AfD votes.
Christian Democrats had already maintained a strict policy of non -cooperation with the AFD throughout the government, given the extremist positions of the extreme right party that were incompatible with democratic values.
While Merkel acknowledged Germany’s challenges with irregular migration and crime, she emphasized that solutions must emerge through non-partisan cooperation.
“All democratic parties will have to paint in combination across political borders, not as a tactical manoeuvre, however, honestly, and in European law,” he said, adding that only this technique can save you from horrific attacks like those in Magdeburg and Aschaffenburg in recent months.
The debate on immigration and expulsion intensified after a recent fatal knife attack in Aschaffenburg last week, which made two lives, adding a child. The striker, a 28 -year -old Afghan, injured others 3. The authorities have shown the history of violence and intellectual ability disorders of the aggressor. Despite the rejection of its asylum application in June, the bureaucratic avoided its expulsion.