Last Bundestag debate: Scholz and Merz in the dispute over migration!
Last Bundestag debate: Scholz and Merz in the dispute over migration!
On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, a decisive debate before the election on February 23, 2025 took place in the Bundestag. Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and the CDU candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz were the focus of the event. In the lively discussion, central issues such as migration, the economic situation and the social situation in Germany were discussed. Scholz announced that he is committed to increasing the minimum wage and relieving the width in the middle of the country. In the meantime, Merz criticized the government's asylum policy and drew an overall negative record of Scholz 'term. The debate is the last meeting of the Bundestag before the election and illustrates the growing relevance of migration policy in the election campaign.
The meaning of migration
migration has developed into one of the central topics in the upcoming Bundestag election campaign. In the past few months, increased incidents, such as the knife attack in Aschaffenburg and the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg, have triggered for a more intensive debate about immigration and asylum. Parties position themselves between foreclosure and openness. According to a survey by ARD Germany trend, voters have primarily economic issues and migration on the agenda.
Different strategies of the parties
election programs in comparison
The parties pursue different approaches to migration policy, which are clearly reflected in their election programs:
| party | position on migration |
|---|---|
| SPD | Criticism of long asylum procedures; Decisions within six months; Maintaining family reunification; Rejection of the outsourcing of asylum procedures in third countries. |
| CDU/CSU | factual absorption stop at the border; Exposition of the family reunification; Introduction of payment cards for refugees; Output of asylum procedures outside the EU. |
| Bündnis 90/The Greens | Commitment to the fundamental right to asylum; Expansion of family reunification; Rejection of third countries. |
| FDP | immigration code and "change of lane" for well -integrated asylum seekers; Pay cards for refugees. |
| afd | Consistent deportations and remigration; Naturalizations only after ten years. |
| the left | rejects migration agreements; Decentralized accommodation and immediate work for refugees. |
| BSW (Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht) | No asylum procedures for people from safe third countries; Output in third countries. |
Friedrich Merz, who originally spoke out against a migration election campaign, had to adapt his strategy according to the recent incidents. Under the pressure of current developments, the Union has brought two applications in the Bundestag and a draft law on migration policy. The adopted five-point plan for migration was supported by the CDU, FDP and AfD, while two further applications were unsuccessful.
The debate shows that migration policy is a key factor for the voter decision in the upcoming Bundestag election. While the SPD relies on faster asylum procedures and a humanitarian migration policy, the Union strives for a turn to more restrictive measures. The Greens advocate a balance between humanitarian obligation and orderly immigration.
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| Ort | Aschaffenburg, Deutschland |
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