Merkel criticizes Merz: Cooperation with the AfD is dangerous!

Merkel criticizes Merz: Cooperation with the AfD is dangerous!

Hamburg, Deutschland - In the political Berlin it is bubbling! Ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel (70) not only presented her view of the current situation of the Union in an informative talk in Hamburg, but also criticized her successor Friedrich Merz. Merkel makes it clear that the dramatic increase in the alternative for Germany (AfD) to over 20 percent is not your responsibility. "When I left the office, the AfD was about eleven percent," she says, stating that it attributes the accents of its successors and internal conflicts within the CDU to complicate the promotion of the right-wing party, as the reporting of OE24 describes.

The ex-chancellor also pointed out the problem in asylum policy, which often caused a dispute between the CDU and CSU during her term. While she was introduced to the successes from 2017 to 2019, as border controls to reduce irregular migration, it criticizes the deficits that the authorities are opposite. "I wonder why it is so difficult to move people who are obliged to leave for leave," said Merkel. Friedrich Merz, who is currently moving to the election campaign as the CDU candidate for chancellor, also states the criticism of the criticism of the AP news agency. Merz had recently cited a controversial coordination that only came about with the support of the AfD, and it remains to be seen the consequences of this for his ideas of a restrictive migration policy, especially before the elections on February 23.

growing tensions within the CDU

Merz, the violent headwind from the political left and from Merkel himself, urges him to give his Union a determined appearance in migration policy. However, the question arises whether his strategy of wanting to get the AfD through a tough course actually. The AfD celebrated the success in parliament, while Merz emphasized a "democratic consensus", which, however, is greatly undermined by Merkel's public warning that working with the AfD is unacceptable. Merkel says: "In such a situation, it would not have been correct in such a situation", which reminds of her sharp appeal that all democratic parties should take responsibility.

The political atmosphere in Germany is tense through these events, and Merz's way to power could prove to be more complicated through Merkel's intervention and dissatisfaction within the CDU. The elections are moving closer and a clear view of the problems of asylum policy could be crucial for the election success, as AP reports. Both Merkel and Merz are in a network of politics and responsibility that will shape the public perception of both.