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Merkel’s Would-Be Successor Questions Germany’s Constitutional Asylum Pledge

Merkel’s Would-Be Successor Questions Germany’s Constitutional Asylum Pledge
Christian Democratic Union candidates (L-R) Friedrich Merz, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, and Jens Spahn attending a regional conference in Luebeck, Germany, on Nov. 15, 2018. Fabian Bimmer/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Friedrich Merz, trailing in the race to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel as leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU) party, has sparked controversy by questioning Germany’s constitutional guarantee of asylum.

“We must be prepared to discuss the constitutional right to asylum if we seriously want a European immigration and refugee policy,” Merz said at a campaign rally in the eastern state of Thuringia on Wednesday, Nov. 21, to applause from local party delegates.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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