Germany’s opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is attempting to woo voters with guarantees of more durable migration guidelines forward of February’s snap elections.
However consultants say that the conservative CDU, in addition to its Bavarian sister occasion, the Christian Social Union (CSU), danger pushing but extra voters in direction of the far-right Various for Germany (AfD) by mirroring its insurance policies.
Opinion polls present that CDU chief Friedrich Merz will doubtless find yourself Germany’s subsequent chancellor after the nation votes on February twenty third.
Merz attended a gathering of the CSU the place he promised that the Union bloc would not repeat the ‘errors’ of the Merkel-era relating to migration.
He additionally mentioned he needed to repair the severely underperforming German financial system, and introduce tax reforms. He warned that Europe must be ready for the ‘disruptive’ politics of US President-elect Donald Trump.
DW’s Chief Political Editor Michaela Küfner informed us extra about Merz’s speech.
Maximilian Pichl, a professor of social regulation, from the RheinMain College of Utilized Sciences, joined us to debate why the CDU’s plans may simply gasoline additional assist for the far-right.
00:00 Merz speaks throughout election marketing campaign at CSU assembly
00:50 DW’s Michaela Küfner discusses Merz’s Trump feedback
04:39 Migration key concern in election marketing campaign
07:00 Maximilian Pichl on how CDU plans may increase far proper extra
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10:08 "I think the new migration policies are bad because if people who obtained the German citizenship commit crimes, they can lose their German citizenship" is that clown serious ??????????
Yes indeed! Regulate meta – at a MINIMUM.
EU isn't bigger than Germany.
If Germany leaves the EU, the EU will collapse in 1 year.
I guess the German people decided about reality in 1938, and look where it took the Strohblonde, Strohdumm?
"Far right" just means normal and not wanting the state in your business at this point
The EU is more concerned about cows flatulence than the people that they govern. It is truly mind-boggling.
So happy to live in Ohio in the good old USA, especially now that we have a real leader back in office instead of that brain dead left-wing corpse that's leaving in a week…good riddance
The EU and especially Germany are becoming truly pathetic
The far right in Germany should be oppose the breathing so maybe most of this liberals and so call journalist will oppose to that given thinking people more room in the world to be in peace.
Is funny to talk about the rule of law when all politicians ignore it for so many years 🙂 The rule of law is not compatible with allowing mass illegal immigration … politicians basically broke the laws by allowing illegal immigrants access in to the country and by giving welfare and free housing to people that had no ID to prove their origin. No one was voted for that, and deciding to give asylum seeker status to people that had no ID and were coming here from another continent (if you know what asylum seeker is is ridiculous to pretend that fleeing from war to the closest safe country means to flee from Syria to Germany) at the cost of your citizens security and prosperity is a crime!!!
Merz is my next Chancellor! 😃
Ein Kapital Demokrat. Och wie Süß. Da machste ma Tuck Tuck, die die ….🙃
The german economy is bleeding out and he will regulate Meta. What a joke.
But he is also the person who wants more german action in the Ukraine war.
I wonder if he is living in the same universe.
Anything that helps Germans.
DW: Far right is here! Far right! Far Right!
if the German press was honest you wouldnt need X … but with META on board as well … the left is TOAST
Yes it will play into the hands of the far right. It will be impossible to outdo the far right to the right.
Regulate ? I was thinking something like a ban.. 😀
Social media doesn't need to abuse the users, sell their soul and raise their children into addiction and lies.
Europe can do better than the familiar American and Chinese platforms.
It is very clear that every country opposes mass immigration. And censorship won't change that.
Let's face it, who believes the CSU. All the established parties have been lying to German for years. What they have been doing is clearly not working and they basically want to continue the course.
Let's stop calling the CSU and CSU conservative, they are not they are center left at best.
If the CSU wins Germany will continue to circle the drain.
Regulate? It was used by USSR. Where is freedom of speech?
So now Germany is finally seeing Syria, only after the nation is occupied by Islam.
How advanced and peaceful!
We have to stop this… How? By continuing failed pro-migration policies? What about some introspection first
Germany is bankrupt. It took only 1 term, all of their decades of inheritance gone because of Ukraine.
Hi I'm an international student willing to move to Germany for Masters in molecular biology in upcoming winter intake. Will this hard migration policy hit us too? it's my dream to pursue my research in this field from Germany. Can anyone provide any information or ideas regarding this?😢