Merz collects Scheltel from Merkel

CDU/CSU has hers on Wednesday Five-point plan for a sharper migration policy Knapped by the German Bundestag with votes from AfD, FDP and without a faction. For the first time procured The AfD in the plenum a majority.

The former German Chancellor and former CDU chairman Angela Merkel Has the Union Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz criticized with votes from the AfD because of the asylum vote in the Bundestag.

In a declaration published on Thursday, Merkel emphasized that she considered the position of CDU boss Merz from November to be right that majorities should only be searched for with parties in the middle.

Chrupalla: Merz is the “Joe Biden Germany”

After the approval of the Christian Democrats, the AfD has confirmed its willingness for a joint government, but has criticism of CDU Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz. “We are ready for all parties who think it is good with Germany. It has always been our position. Just as we do with legal requests,” said co-party leader Tino Krrupalla im RTL/NTV- “Early start“.

However, a common coalition depends on whether this is listed by Merz. “Under a Chancellor Merz who insults the AfD as a rabble, it will be difficult to do cooperation.”

Merz is a yesterday’s politician, said Chrupalla. “He is Joe Biden in Germany. I don’t think that a Mr. Merz will make great politics here in this Federal Republic for a long time”.

Merz defends himself

CDU boss Merz defended the fact that the Union for the first time enforced an asylum application with votes from the right-wing populist AfD. We have now brought the Bundestag to what we think is right and also received a majority for it, “said Merz in the evening in the ARD daily issues.

The Union did not coordinate the application with the AfD. “Cooperation is cooperation and not to vote where others then agree or do not agree,” said Merz. However, this is a departure from its position from November. At that time, the opposition leader had emphasized that there was no draft laws in which the AfD could take the role of a majority procurement.

SPD, the Greens and the Left had been outraged that the Union had brought in its – content -free – asylum application, even though she knew that it would not get a majority with other middle parties. Merz, on the other hand, accused the two government parties that they had prevented reforms in asylum policy as long as the Union had to go this way.