German immigration motion passes, breaking taboo on cooperation with AfD
by Agence France-Presse in Berlin from on (#6TXFV)
Narrow passage of controversial CDU-CSU motion ends longstanding boycott on cooperating with far-right party
The German parliament has narrowly passed a motion urging tough restrictions on immigration that was highly controversial because it was backed by the far-right Alternative fur Deutschland party.
The motion was brought by the conservative opposition CDU-CSU and backed by, among others, the AfD, breaking a longstanding taboo on cooperation with the anti-immigration party.
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