Former Chancellor
Angela Merkel goes to Friedrich Merz on a confrontation course
In the debate about the joint coordination of the Union and AfD, ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with a clear criticism of Friedrich Merz. His approach is “wrong”.
Ex-Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel describes the events on Wednesday in the German Bundestag as “wrong”. In a statement she published on Thursday, the former CDU leader of Union faction Friedrich Merz Scharf criticizes.
Merz assured in November that they did not want to bring about majorities in parliament that only come about with the AfD. “This proposal and the attitude associated with it were an expression of great state policy responsibility that I fully support,” explains Merkel now – and then heads Frontal Friedrich Merz: “I think it is wrong not to feel bound to this suggestion and As a result, on January 29, 2025, for the first time to enable a majority with the votes of the AfD to vote in the German Bundestag. “
Angela Merkel criticizes course by Friedrich Merz
Instead, it is necessary that the “democratic parties” do everything to prevent attacks such as in Magdeburg or Aschaffenburg – “together across party political borders, not as tactical maneuvers, but in the matter. Basic law based on the basis, “said the former Chancellor.
The German Bundestag voted on Wednesday with a narrow majority for a decision by CDU and CSU for a harder migration policy – without the votes of the AfD, it would have failed (read the course of the debate here in star-Live blog after). Members of the government coalition of the SPD and the Greens had assessed this process as a turning point. For the first time in the history of the Federal Republic, parliamentary majorities were sought and found outside the democratic center. The AfD is largely right -wing extremists.
After the break of the traffic light, Friedrich Merz said in the plenum in November, “that we only put the decisions on the agenda of the plenary, which we have previously agreed with them from the SPD and the Greens, so that neither at the Determination of the agenda even once in the house here in the house, a random or actually brought up majority with which the AfD comes about. Get majorities (…) “This is exactly what happened two and a half months later. However, the Federal Government’s request for a resolution is not binding.
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Note from the editorial team: This article has been updated several times after its first publication.
Sources: German Bundestag
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Source: Stern
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