Would-be Merkel successor questions post-Nazi asylum guarantee
 

Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become CDU leader, sparks criticism with comment about changing Germany’s constitution

One of the main contenders to take over from Angela Merkel as the leader of the Christian Democrats has triggered a heated row after he suggested Germany should reconsider its constitutional guarantee to asylum.

Friedrich Merz said Germany should be prepared to debate whether the basic right to asylum could continue if the country was in favour of a standardised European immigration and refugee policy.

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