“Muslims who share our values belong to Germany,” said the original draft of the new CDU policy program. That is now apparently going to change.
According to information from the news portal “Table Media”, the CDU’s application committee has agreed to change a controversial sentence about Islam in the draft of its new basic program. The draft, which was presented in December, said: “Muslims who share our values belong to Germany.” This sparked strong criticism; SPD leader Lars Klingbeil spoke of the rhetorical exclusion of an entire population group.
The application commission now agreed to reduce the rate at its meeting last weekend, the portal reports. After an hour and a half of consultation with Secretary General Carsten Linnemann, the following is now said: “An Islam that does not share our values and rejects our free society does not belong to Germany.” However, the commitment to the dominant culture should remain in the program. According to “Table Media”, party leader Friedrich Merz was also present at the meeting for a time.
Source: Stern
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