Germany’s CDU reelects Angela Merkel leader with lowest support since she became chancellor

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Germany’s CDU reelects Angela Merkel leader with lowest support since she became chancellor

 

 

BERLIN: -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has won reelection as the leader of the Christian Democratic Union.

 

It will be her ninth term as chairwoman.

 

The only candidate in the running, Merkel gained 89.5 percent of the votes cast at the CDU congress – her worst result as chancellor and her second-worst performance in a vote concerning her.

 

Ahead of the ballot, she made an effort to appease the conservative wing of the party.

 

“We do not want any parallel societies, and where they exist we have to tackle them. Our laws have priority over honour codes, tribal and family rules, and over Sharia law… That also means that with inter-personal communication, which plays a crucial role, we show our face. This is why the full-face veil is not appropriate and should be outlawed wherever it is legally possible – it does not belong to us.”

 

But she got the loudest applause when she announced tougher migration laws would be implemented and faster deportations carried out.

There will also be fines for not adhering to German rules and for not following measures for integration.

 

Germany, which will hold a general election next year, received over a million migrants and asylum seekers in 2015.

 

 

-- © Copyright Euronews 2016-12-07

[phantomfiddler]

How sad that this woman, bent on the destruction of Europe, has been reelected ! If she has any decency at all she will set up a process whereby any immigrant found guilty of any anti social behaviour is immediately deported.

[smudger1951]

Merkel is now saying things like deporting 100,000 migrants and banning full face burkas but these are just noises and mean nothing. Authorities and the the german media now suppress migrant crime reporting. Germany is bowing to sharia law and islam. Please tell me why ?

[billd766]

3 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

How sad that this woman, bent on the destruction of Europe, has been reelected ! If she has any decency at all she will set up a process whereby any immigrant found guilty of any anti social behaviour is immediately deported.

 

Or for a worse punishment be forced to live at Angela Merkel's house for 5 years. However that could be construed as a cruel and unusual punishment.

[Golden Brown]

She is the death of Europe dictating policy.   Just wait till Trump weighs in, as he already has pre election USA on her immigration policies.   How the Germans are putting up with this is beyond me.   Thank goodness the UK have seen the light and heading for the exit door.

[Retiredandhappyhere]

She will have a tougher battle in next year's elections!   Hopefully, much tougher!

[Saradoc1972]

6 minutes ago, Retiredandhappyhere said:

She will have a tougher battle in next year's elections!   Hopefully, much tougher!

How tough can this one be? It's either going to be a third Black/Red great coalition again with only slightly over 50% (say, 30+21), or failing that the same leg cramp with an FDP (yellow, 6%) or Green (11%) addition.

 

You get it? There is no way round her getting re-elected. At least this time there is going to be an opposition in parliament, the AFD.