SPD General Secretary Matthias Miersch has endorsed the public criticism of former CDU Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) against CDU Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz.
On a scale of one to ten, he rated the intervention of the former CDU chairwoman against the migration policy proposals of her successor in the party with a ten, Miersch told the “New Osnabrück Times” (Saturday edition). “If Europe fails at this point, we will exactly achieve the opposite of what we actually want” said the SPD General Secretary.
Miersch emphasized that he considers Merkel to be “a great European”. The criticism of the former Chancellor, as well as that of the churches, should make the CDU “think in some form” about the consequences of accepting the AfD’s voting successes through the CDU’s agreement with the AfD.