Despite a possible majority building with the AfD for a motion by the Union on migration policy, FDP leader Christian Lindner holds firm on the Liberals’ approval of the motion. “The motion the Union is putting forward is going in a direction that we in the FDP find right” Lindner told the news portal “T-Online” on Wednesday. “We have been of the opinion for many years that we can only preserve the openness and tolerance of our society through more control, regulation and limitation of migration.”
The FDP will also support the planned “Zustrombegrenzungsgesetz” (Stream Control Act), which is set to be put to a vote on Friday. “The law contains points that the FDP has proposed in part for years” Lindner said. “After we no longer have to take into account the views of coalition partners, we can agree.”
At the same time, Lindner warned that Friedrich Merz (CDU) as a potential future chancellor “may not be able to deliver what is needed.” Perhaps he will govern with the Greens, Lindner said. SPD and Greens have still not recognized “the overriding interest of the people in this country” which is “a turning point from Merkel’s policy” Lindner said, citing his intense negotiations with both parties. “I must make it clear: the Greens are a stimulus package for the AfD, especially” Lindner said, citing, for example, the Greens’ recent support for a simplified family reunification for refugees.
Looking at the “Zustrombegrenzungsgesetz” Lindner said the real question is not whether the law will pass the Bundestag on Friday, but what will happen to the law in the Bundesrat. “Schleswig-Holstein, with Mr. Günther, does not even want to agree” Lindner said. “The CDU has internal conflicts over what it really wants. These will only break out even more if Friedrich Merz after the Bundestag election forms a government with the SPD or the Greens. Only Black-Green can deliver on the issues; otherwise, a huge loss of trust is at risk.