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Even Merkel, widely viewed as a lonely voice of reason in Europe, hasn’t been immune. Seeking to quell a backlash in her party over her open-arms refugee policy, she came out in favor of banning burqas last month. Her party base cheered the move, but still wants more.
Unnerved by a surge in support for the right-wing AfD, some members of her conservative alliance are demanding a tougher line on asylum, a repeal of Germany’s dual-citizenship law and steps to ensure, in the words of a recent declaration, that “Germany remains Germany.”
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Publish date : 2017-01-12 08:00:00
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