Overview
- The Bundestag will vote today on two Union proposals, including a controversial Five-Point Plan for stricter migration controls and a policy shift on internal security.
- The AfD has pledged to support the Five-Point Plan but opposes the internal security proposal, citing concerns over civil liberties and foreign policy implications.
- Critics, including SPD, Greens, and major church leaders, accuse the Union of breaking democratic norms by accepting potential AfD support for their proposals.
- Union leader Friedrich Merz defends the measures as necessary to address recent violent incidents and migration challenges, while rejecting claims of collaboration with the AfD.
- Recent polls show the SPD losing significant support, the AfD surging to 23%, and the Union maintaining a lead with 29% ahead of the February 23 Bundestag election.