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German immigration motion passes, breaking taboo on cooperation with AfD

 


German immigration motion passes, breaking taboo on cooperation with AfD

 

Narrow passage of controversial CDU-CSU motion ends longstanding boycott on cooperating with far-right party

 

Agence France-Presse in Berlin

Wed 29 Jan 2025 18.45 CET

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/29/german-immigration-motion-passes-breaking-taboo-on-cooperation-with-afd

 

The German parliament has narrowly passed a motion urging tough restrictions on immigration that was highly controversial because it was backed by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party.

 

The motion was brought by the conservative opposition CDU-CSU and backed by, among others, the AfD, breaking a longstanding taboo on cooperation with the anti-immigration party.

 

MPs passed it in a vote on Wednesday with 348 votes in favour, 345 against and 10 abstentions.

 

Earlier the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, warned the opposition it would be “an unforgivable mistake” to pass the proposals with AfD help.

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