- Merz and Söder call for conclusions regarding immigration matters
Following the stabbing incident in Solingen, Union party leaders are pushing for action on immigration policies. "Enough!", stated CDU leader Friedrich Merz at a CDU Saxony state election event in Dresden. "This isn't acceptable anymore, just empty rhetoric, hollow phrases, mindless clichés, or merely symbolic political decisions."
On Friday evening, three individuals were tragically killed, and eight others were severely injured at a city festival in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Solingen. The alleged assailant, a 26-year-old Syrian man, is currently in custody. The federal prosecutor's office is examining him for potential murder charges and alleged membership in the Islamic State (IS) extremist group, which claimed responsibility for the attack.
Söder: We need more doers, less talkers
Reviewing past attacks, CSU leader Markus Söder argued that while there's always an outpouring of shock, complaints, and promises to change, no significant modifications actually occur in Germany. "We no longer need talkers, we need doers for our nation."
Merz emphasized that the issue isn't the knives, but "the individuals who wield them, and it's time we discuss that." He had previously conveyed similar sentiments in his Sunday email newsletter. "We wish nothing more or less than for the federal chancellor to uphold his oath and safeguard the German people from harm," stated the Union parliamentary group leader. If Scholz fails to garner a majority within his own coalition, "I extend my assistance to him with the 197 CDU/CSU parliamentary group members for any reasonable proposal."
Merz suggested that Scholz should disband the coalition, permit a free vote, "and then we'll secure a majority in the German Bundestag for reasonable policy." "We need to make decisions in Germany, not just skirt around them."
Link to CDU Saxony
In light of the recent stabbing incident in Solingen, there's been a call for tougher immigration policies within Germany. As CSU leader Markus Söder put it, "We no longer need talkers, we need doers for our nation."
Given the frequent occurrence of attacks and the subsequent promises for change, it's crucial that Germany starts implementing more substantive modifications in its immigration policies to protect its citizens.
