MALCOLM BRABANT:
About a million migrants poured into Germany in 2015. Chancellor Merkel constantly defended her pro-refugee insurance policies, however now she has been punished by voters who consider she ignored their issues.
Chancellor Merkel has promised to hearken to the individuals who voted for the AFD, and he or she says she’s going to attempt to win them over with what she calls good politics. However she won’t countenance having the social gathering in her coalition.
However the chancellor wants to search out new companions who’re ready to be robust on immigration.
As she tries to forge a coalition, the chancellor has agreed to place an annual cap of 200,000 on the variety of immigrants, one thing she beforehand refused to do. However will or not it’s sufficient to woo again individuals who abandoned her on the election?
A query for Werner Patzelt, a political scientist at Dresden College.
