The architecture of German may have been shaken, following a landmark vote in the Bundestag that united the so-called "far right" Alternative for Germany (AfD) with the Conservative CDU on a non-binding vote on immigration issues.
The motion voted on was as follows:
"People seeking protection who enter Germany from other European countries should be turned back because they are already safe from persecution."
This was passed with 348 votes in favour and 345 against, with 10 abstentions.
German politics, up until now, has been shaped by the idea that all the other parties must unite to oppose the rise of the so-called "far right" AfD. But this vote, which is thought to be a precursor of solid anti-immigration legislation, breaks this firewall (or "cordon sanitaire" as it is also referred to).
It means either that the AfD and its views are now relatively "normalised" or that the CDU is desperate to steal its popular anti-migrant positions in the run up to the German Bundestag elections next month.
Both parties are doing well in opinion polls with the CDU (and its CSU junior partner) polling at around 30% of the vote and the AfD at around 22%.
Both parties are doing well in opinion polls with the CDU (and its CSU junior partner) polling at around 30% of the vote and the AfD at around 22%.
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