(Adnkronos) – Angela Merkel against Friedrich Merz: the former German chancellor and former president of the CDU did not hesitate to criticize the vote that approved the motion on asylum thanks to the votes of the AfD. In a statement released today, Merkel stresses that she considers Merz’s position expressed in November to be correct, namely that majorities should only be created with centrist parties.
“This proposal and the position associated with it are an expression of great national political responsibility, which I fully support”, explains Merkel. “However, I believe – she adds – that it is wrong to no longer feel bound by this proposal and therefore, for the first time, to have consciously allowed a majority with the votes of the AfD in a vote in the German Bundestag on 29 January 2025”.
