In a significant shift in German politics, Angela Merkel's former party, the CDU, partnered with the far-right AfD to pass a motion calling for stricter migration controls. This marks the first time a motion has been passed with AfD support since the party's formation.
In what may serve as a pivotal moment of the federal election campaign and perhaps the future of German politics as a whole, the ‘firewall’ barring establishment parties in Berlin from working with the AfD broke down on Wednesday as Angela Merkel ’s former party partnered with the populist-sovereigntist party on a vote calling for migration restrictions.
On Wednesday, both the Social Democrats and the Greens decided to vote against the motion. However, it narrowly passed by a margin of 348 votes to 344, with 187 CDU/CSU MPs, 75 AfD MPs, 80 MPs of the Free Democrats , and six unaligned members. It marked the first time that a motion was passed with the help of the AfD since the party was founded, NTV
“A new era begins here and now,” Baumann said, adding: “We are leading this, the new forces are leading this, these are the forces from the AfD. You can follow, Mr. Merz, if you still have the strength to do so.”
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