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German MPs discuss immigration bill backed by far right
FRANCE 24 English
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1/31/2025
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Shortly before Germany's election, lawmakers debated a possible ban of the far-right AfD party.
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The path to a legal exclusion, however, is long.
00:10
On Thursday, MPs discussed the first step, examining whether AfD is anti-constitutional.
00:16
The AfD is not a party, it's just a little bit to the right.
00:20
They are enemies of the constitution, they are enemies of our democracy, they are enemies of mankind.
00:25
AfD didn't hold back.
00:29
We embody democracy in Germany, ladies and gentlemen.
00:33
We are for referendums, for the separation of powers, for the rule of law, for everyone.
00:43
The debate to ban the AfD was resumed after Wednesday's motion for a stricter migration policy,
00:49
proposed by the leader of the Conservative Party CDU, Friedrich Merz,
00:54
and pushed through the Bundestag with the help of the far-right.
00:57
In a rare intervention, Angela Merkel accused Merz of breaking a pledge to not work with the AfD.
01:04
I think it is wrong to no longer feel bound by this proposal
01:07
and thereby knowingly allow the AfD to gain a majority in a vote in the German Bundestag
01:12
on the 29th of January 2025 for the first time.
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The leader of the Conservatives tried to diffuse the tensions.
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There is no cooperation between the CDU, CSU and the far-right
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and the AfD can now triumph as much as they want.
01:29
This will not happen.
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I want us to solve the problems and for this party to get smaller again, not bigger.
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But the controversial immigration vote sparked protests in the largest German cities
01:44
like Berlin, Munich, Dortmund and Leipzig for a second day in a row.
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