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Far-right vote on asylum rocks German parliament (www.bbc.com)

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Germany's parliament descended into heckles and recriminations on Wednesday after a "firewall" against working with the far-right cracked.

A non-binding motion calling for tougher border and asylum rules passed with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). During the stormy session, politicians of various parties hurled criticism and blame at each other.

Conservative CDU leader Friedrich Merz, who tabled the plans, defended his actions as "necessary". But Chancellor Olaf Scholz slammed the move as an "unforgivable mistake".

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

When Germany goes right, they go right through Belgium

[–] [email protected] 7 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Surely that only happens when they go left?!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 21 hours ago

It's a matter of perspective.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

They're looking at France first, so it's a right turn from there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

Ladt time they did, it was Poland. At least that directionally made sense.