Overview

• The CDU's 'Zustrombegrenzungsgesetz,' which includes stricter migration controls, faces backlash for potentially passing with AfD votes.
• Efforts by the FDP to delay the vote and seek a compromise among democratic parties failed after SPD and Green leaders rejected negotiations with the CDU.
• The proposed law seeks to suspend family reunifications for certain refugees and expand federal police deportation powers, raising constitutional concerns among critics.
• The CDU, under Friedrich Merz, has defended the law as addressing public concerns, while SPD and Green leaders condemn the move as a 'Sündenfall' (fall from grace) for cooperating with the far-right AfD.
• Nationwide protests and security concerns for CDU members have escalated, with left-wing activists targeting party offices and campaign events.