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Far-right vote on asylum rocks German parliament

www.bbc.com Far-right AfD's win on asylum vote rocks German parliament

Germany's Bundestag descends into recrimination after a "firewall" against working with the far-right cracks.

Germany's parliament descended into heckles and recriminations on Wednesday after a "firewall" against working with the far-right cracked.

A non-binding motion calling for tougher border and asylum rules passed with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). During the stormy session, politicians of various parties hurled criticism and blame at each other.

Conservative CDU leader Friedrich Merz, who tabled the plans, defended his actions as "necessary". But Chancellor Olaf Scholz slammed the move as an "unforgivable mistake".

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Why isn't this junk party (AfD) still banned in Germany? And do they have centre-left/liberal parties in Germany, not conservative ones?
- There's the greens and technically the SPD although the SPD also picked up right wing taking points but not to the extreme that the CDU who now basically peddles the AFDs policies. Why the AFD isn't banned yet i don't know. It's a sad state
  
  although the SPD also picked up right wing taking points but not to the extreme that the CDU who now basically peddles the AFDs policies
  It's terrifying. SPD/CDU, if I'm not mistaken, are two popular parties in Germany. I suppose they turned to right wing because of immigration and hysteria around that

Merz playing victim because a law he proposed but didn't actually want to be approved was approved is the best proof he's serious enough to be chancellor. /s

When Germany goes right, they go right through Belgium
- Ladt time they did, it was Poland. At least that directionally made sense.
- Surely that only happens when they go left?!
  
  It's a matter of perspective.
  
  They're looking at France first, so it's a right turn from there.

Wer hat uns verraten? Christdemokraten!

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