Bavarian PM to discuss ‘serious’ migrant issue with Merkel before joint election push — RT News
Bavarian chief Horst Seehofer has mentioned there’s nonetheless unresolved points to be mentioned along with his ally, Chancellor Angela Merkel, earlier than campaigning stars for the subsequent elections.
“We nonetheless want to debate some issues after which we are going to go into the election collectively,” the Bavarian Prime Minister and chief of the German Christian Social Union (CSU) get together mentioned on Wednesday.
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Speaking on the opening of his get together’s annual January retreat, Seehofer reiterated his concept of capping the refugee inflow at 200,000 per 12 months, insisting that “that is severe.”
The CSU chief had beforehand warned Merkel and her Christian Democrats (CDU) get together that he would go away the alliance after the elections until the specified modifications to the nation’s migrant coverage have been made.
A “reconciliation summit” with Merkel in February was nonetheless on the desk however the agenda was but to be finalized, in accordance with Seehofer. “This nation is polarized and divided and it should be the duty of all democrats to steer their nation collectively,” the CSU chief mentioned.
Merkel and Seehofer’s assembly was scheduled after every of them stayed away from their get together’s respective conferences final 12 months. The tone of Seehofer’s remarks seems to re-consolidate their alliance, however the principle stumbling block nonetheless stay, because the CDU and CSU search to search out consensus over Germany’s migrant coverage.
The CSU chief once more criticized Merkel’s open-door coverage, which allowed over 1 million of migrants into Germany since mid-2015. With elections looming, Seehofer attacked the Chancellor’s refugee coverage, claiming that it solely helps the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) get together and is “solely going to make the AfD stronger.”
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The debate over Germany’s migrant coverage was re-ignited after the assault in Berlin, when a refugee of Tunisian origins rammed a truck right into a Christmas honest killing 12 individuals and injuring 56 others. After the assault, Merkel’s inside minister proposed quite a few measures to tighten safety, reminiscent of centralizing Germany’s safety businesses. Currently, every of the 16 German federal states has its personal.
“We have an obligation to the victims and people affected [by the Berlin terrorist attack] in addition to to the entire nation to rethink and reshape our complete immigration and safety coverage,” Seehofer mentioned within the aftermath of the assault as cited by Die Welt each day.
Seehofer has rejected the inside ministry’s proposal and in December known as for the powers for the home intelligence businesses and police forces to be expanded as an alternative. The CSU has circulated a doc entitled, “Security for our Freedom,” which was reportedly to be mentioned on the get together’s retreat.The get together needs safety forces to arrest migrants who doubtlessly pose a “public hazard” and expel them.
