Actions have consequences.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel could soon be “heading home as a private citizen” due to conservative pushback over the country’s lax immigration and border security policies, columnist Tom Rogan explained Monday.
Merkel’s ruling coalition has fractured over a new proposed policy that would turn away more asylum seekers at the country’s borders. The Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) is demanding Merkel get tough on refugees and asylum seekers, with the party facing a critical vote in regional elections.
Merkel said she wants a bilateral agreement at an EU summit, but Horst Seehofer, the CSU interior minister, has given her an ultimatum of next Monday to change course.