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
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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