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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz recently compared CDU President Friedrich Merz to Viktor Orbán. Although this was intended to be an insult, it is more of a compliment, the State Secretary for International Communications and Relations of the Prime Minister’s Office wrote on X.
Zoltán Kovács wrote in his post that Friedrich Merz’s “sin” is that he wants to revise migration policy. For example, one of the points of his plan for the upcoming early elections calls for the return of people who enter the country without legal basis. At the same time, the international spokesperson pointed out that Olaf Scholz is the leader of a country where there are a number of attacks by perpetrators with a migration background.
❗️@Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz compared CDU leader @_FriedrichMerz to @PM_ViktorOrban, calling him out for wanting to revise Germany’s migration policy. One of Mr. Merz’s proposals includes deporting those who enter without legal grounds.
This comes from the leader of a country…
— Zoltan Kovacs (@zoltanspox) January 29, 2025
Hungary has been protecting its own and the European Union’s external borders for almost ten years, but instead of being thanked, it is being punished by Brussels, the State Secretary recalled. He pointed out that Austria is expected to tighten its rules, Sweden, which has previously taken a very welcoming stance, is also reviewing its rules, and the Netherlands rejected the EU’s migration pact. Moreover, US President Donald Trump has ordered the return of migrants as one of his first measures.
Thus it seems that although Olaf Scholz wanted to insult Friedrich Merz by comparing him to Viktor Orbán, experience shows that this is more of a compliment,”
Zoltán Kovács concluded in his post.
Olaf Scholz made the comparison between the two politicians at a parliamentary debate on Wednesday, during which the German lower house of parliament’s adopted a resolution on tightening immigration rules. The motion was tabled by the joint parliamentary group of the currently opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), and was adopted with the support of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the liberal FDP and some independent MPs, with 348 votes in favor to 345 against and 10 abstentions.
The text of the proposal states that a practical ban on entry would be introduced for people who do not hold valid travel documents and are not covered by the EU’s free movement rules.
It also provides for the detention of persons subject to an enforceable decision to leave the country and an increased role for the German federal police in returning migrants. Criminals who are subject to an exit obligation or who pose a potential threat could be detained indefinitely until they leave the country voluntarily or their deportation becomes enforceable. The non-binding proposal also calls for permanent border controls.
Guten Morgen, Deutschland!
Welcome to the club!https://t.co/AGZBOhfVHf— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) January 30, 2025
A federal election will be held in Germany on February 23, 2025 to elect the 630 members of the Bundestag. Originally scheduled for September 28, 2025, the elections were brought forward due to the collapse of the governing coalition. Many media outlets are projecting a CDU/CSU win in the early election, with AfD (Alternative for Germany) possibly gaining second place. The chancellor candidate for the CDU and CSU parties is Friedrich Merz. Olaf Scholz, a politician of the Social Democratic Party, has been chancellor since 2021.
Via MTI, Featured photo via MTI/Bundesregierung/Thomas Koehler