Germany: Angela Merkel chides own party over far-right help – DW – 01/30/2025
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The former chancellor has slammed her conservative CDU party for passing a migration motion with help of the far-right AfD. Merkel blamed party leader Friedrich Merz for going back on a pledge not to work with the AfD.

Summary

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized her CDU party for relying on far-right AfD support to pass a migration motion, breaking a previous pledge.

Merkel’s rare intervention condemned CDU leader Friedrich Merz for enabling the vote, which passed by three votes.

Merz has taken a stricter stance on migration, blaming Merkel’s 2015 refugee policy.

The issue is central to Germany’s February 23 election amid recent violent attacks. Merkel urged democratic cooperation to prevent such incidents. Her criticism may weaken Merz’s position.

  • volvoxvsmarla English
    2•5 hours ago

    Oh I don’t interpret this as a condescending insult, I thank you for your on point analysis and am happily throwing some rocks.

    I also cannot believe that after 16 fucking years of status quo under CDU and Merkel, of nothing moving forward, our minimally left-green leaning government got blamed for everything going wrong in our country and the world and how do you dare not to fix everything within less than 4 years you morons. And the solution - elect the CDU of course! Good thing I stopped drinking or I’d end up in the hospital after the next election.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•4 hours ago

      Well, the US ended up in the hospital after this election, so take heart at least knowing you are beating the US in terms of wellbeing right now!