SPD leader's sharp criticism of Merz: "The wall against the AFD is on fire"
Saskia Esken, chairwoman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), is harshly criticizing the conservative Christian Democratic opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his proposal to tighten migration policy in the country, reports the Stuttgarter Zeitung.
The AFD says that they will support the bill. Esken, like Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has accused CDU leader Merz of moving closer to cooperation with the far-right party. What is usually called the "firewall", the distance between the AFD and the country's other parties, is now under threat, according to the SPD.
- Friedrich Merz's firewall is made of paper. And it is burning strongly, says Esken, according to the newspaper.
Merz himself emphasizes that the bill does not mean that his party wants to cooperate with the AFD.
Merz, favourite to tighten migration policy
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who leads the conservative crisis-democratic CDU, wants to tighten migration policy in the country. This has led to strong political reactions.
Merz is in the best position in public opinion and looks set to form a new government after the elections on February 23. His proposal for a tightened migration policy has several common denominators with the far-right AfD party, something that Chancellor Olaf Scholz has criticized.
“So far, I have had the impression that you can trust the opposition leader’s statements that he would not cooperate with the AfD,” he said in an interview with the Stuttgarter Zeitung earlier this week.
The AfD says they intend to support Merz’s proposal, which includes permanent border controls and faster deportation of illegal migrants.
Saskia Esken, chairwoman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), is harshly criticizing the conservative Christian Democratic opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his proposal to tighten migration policy in the country, reports the Stuttgarter Zeitung.
The AFD says that they will support the bill. Esken, like Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has accused CDU leader Merz of moving closer to cooperation with the far-right party. What is usually called the "firewall", the distance between the AFD and the country's other parties, is now under threat, according to the SPD.
- Friedrich Merz's firewall is made of paper. And it is burning strongly, says Esken, according to the newspaper.
Merz himself emphasizes that the bill does not mean that his party wants to cooperate with the AFD.
Merz, favourite to tighten migration policy
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who leads the conservative crisis-democratic CDU, wants to tighten migration policy in the country. This has led to strong political reactions.
Merz is in the best position in public opinion and looks set to form a new government after the elections on February 23. His proposal for a tightened migration policy has several common denominators with the far-right AfD party, something that Chancellor Olaf Scholz has criticized.
“So far, I have had the impression that you can trust the opposition leader’s statements that he would not cooperate with the AfD,” he said in an interview with the Stuttgarter Zeitung earlier this week.
The AfD says they intend to support Merz’s proposal, which includes permanent border controls and faster deportation of illegal migrants.
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