Election campaign: does “fire wall” hold? Merz borders in applications from AfD

Union Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz is striving for an agreement with the former traffic light parties about a tightening of migration policy – the “fire wall” for the AfD. In a Bundestag application for the implementation of a five-point plan, the Union is sharply distinguished by the AfD: “The AfD uses problems, concerns and fears that have arisen from the mass illegal migration to fuel xenophobia and in circulation bring to.” The AfD is not a partner, but a political opponent. Because of the formulations, the AfD should hardly be able to agree to the Union’s application.

Merz wrote “Merzmail” in his email newsletter: “We have and do not want a majority with the AfD.” The impression should not be given as if that were. However, the SPD and Greens doubt that Merz maintains the “fire wall”.

“I do not give up hope that the factions of the former traffic lights will finally come to reflection,” the “Merzmail” continues. From the point of view of the SPD and the Greens, his plans violate European law and constitutional law. So whether the applications will find a majority is more than unclear. In the applications, the federal government is asked to implement measures immediately. Even a majority decision would be no more than a political signal shortly before the end of the legislative period. However, Merz also announced a bill. “Our applications are aimed at all MPs of the German Bundestag, especially the MPs of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP,” emphasized Merz.

After the knife attack of Aschaffenburg, Merz had already announced with two deaths to bring applications for migration to the Bundestag during the upcoming week. “And we will bring them in, regardless of who agrees to them,” Merz emphasized. SPD and Greens are now doubtful of Merz’s reliability to maintain the fire wall for the AfD.

Green Chancellor candidate Robert Habeck called on the Greens party conference in Berlin to work the democratic parties. “However, unity does not mean uncompromising, does not mean” Friss or Die “, does not mean” either, you are correct, or I agree with right -wing radicals “. This is not the middle, that’s ideology,” called the Minister of Economy. Habeck accused Merz of wanting to achieve a majority in the Bundestag with the help of the AfD.

SPD sees “extortion attempt”

SPD boss Saskia Esken accused Merz a “extortion attempt”, as she said at an SPD election campaign event in Wiesbaden. With a view to the AfD, Esken said: “The fire wall of Friedrich Merz, it is made of paper and it burns.” Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), who wants to submit a government statement on the consequences from the latest knife attack on Wednesday, said on Saturday at several election events that Merz ‘plans were not compatible with the Basic Law and European Contracts. Scholz warned in Wiesbaden: “There must be no collaboration with extreme right parties in Germany.”

SPD boss Lars Klingbeil told the “Rheinische Post”: “Right cord for the SPD’s action will always be the Basic Law and the European Contracts.” Merz accepts to do a common thing with the AfD. “He throws the previous principles of the Union over the pile of the AfD, splits the democratic center of our country and is upset by our European partners. This will change politics in our country permanently.”

What is in the Union applications

“The current asylum and immigration policy endangers the security of citizens and the trust of the entire society into the state,” says the Union application for the implementation of the five-point plan. The politics of the past few years have failed to regain and maintain control over migration.

Specifically, the Union calls for permanent border controls and the rejection without exception of all attempts from an illegal entry. There is a factual ban on entry for people who have no valid entry documents and who do not fall below European freedom of movement. “These are consistently rejected at the border. This applies regardless of whether they express a protective application or not. In our neighboring European countries, they are already safe before persecution, so they are not required to enter Germany,” says the draft application.

One of the five points that are to be implemented immediately is that people who are comprehensible are “immediately in custody”. The federal states should also receive more support in the execution of the duty of departure. In addition, the right of residence for criminals and so -called dangers should be tightened.

The Union application continues that it is the obligation to apply Germany and thus the federal government to primarily apply national law if European regulations did not work-as is intended in the European contracts for “extraordinary emergencies”.

The fight against illegal migration should “withdraw their political working basis”, it is said. The Union expressly refers to the AfD. The AfD wants Germany to go out of EU and euros and instead turn to the Eurasian economic union. “All of this endangers Germany’s stability, security and prosperity.” Merz emphasized in the “Bild”: “There will be no cooperation with the AfD. Everyone can rely on that.”

SPD, the Greens and FDP would have received the texts, Merz wrote to X. “The AfD does not get these texts,” he emphasized. “We can communicate with each other over the weekend how we vote next week. At the latest after Aschaffenburg, there is no tactile and no games. Now you have to decide.”

AfD speaks of defamation

The AfD reacted outraged. Party leader Tino Chrupalla told the editorial network Germany (RND): “Defamation of political opponents in applications from the German Bundestag do not meet the good parliamentary standards.” Rather, the Union faction is “against the interests of more than 20 percent of voters”.

Wagenknecht wants to agree

BSW boss Sahra Wagenknecht does not go far enough for the Union suggestions for tightening migration policy. “We will agree, but the Merz applications are sometimes mere symbolism and will not solve the problem,” said the chairwoman of the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW). “Anyone who shows people that we can completely control our limits do something to them.”

FDP is called Union plans well

The FDP parliamentary group positively evaluates the Union’s proposals for a sharper migration policy. “The Union has made many clever suggestions that our faction is currently examining in detail,” said parliamentary group leader Christian Dürr to the newspapers of the Funke media group. “However, the FDP wants to go beyond that, because in our view there is no decisive measure: the countries that their citizens do not take back must no longer receive development aid,” said Dürr. One wants to talk to the Union about it.

Attack by Aschaffenburg fueled migration debate new

The migration debate in Germany had come into focus on the knife attack of Aschaffenburg around a month before the Bundestag election. A two -year -old boy and one man were killed in Aschaffenburg on Wednesday and two other people were seriously injured. A 28-year-old Afghan was arrested as a perpetrator. The Union faction’s application design speaks of a “new dimension of violence” that increasingly shakes Germany. It is also referred to the attacks by Mannheim, Solingen and Magdeburg.

After the knife attack of Solingen in August, Merz had already made similar suggestions for a sharper migration policy. However, he then declared talks with the then traffic light government to fail.

Union wants to strengthen internal security

In a second application design, the Union lists further demands for a “change of policy in internal security”. 27 points are required, such as minimum storage periods for IP addresses, more technical powers for investigators, for example for electronic facial recognition, improved data exchange between the security authorities, strengthening the intelligence services as well as harder penalties for attacks on police officers, emergency services and helpers. In view of the increasing violence, dangerous bodily harm should be punished as crimes by means of a weapon or knife. The Union also plans federal exit centers and also wants to deport them to Afghanistan and Syria.

In this application, too, the Union distinguishes itself from the AfD, it says: “From extremely right and extremely left -hand side, mood against foreigners is made a general mood, for example with the concept of a” remigration “, which is not agreed with our constitution.”