Former German Chancellor and ex-leader of the CDU Angel Merkel criticized the current leader of the party Friedrich Merets for taking advantage of the support of the ultra-right to adopt a tough immigration resolution in parliament, Bloomberg reports.

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This was the first time that since the Second World War one of the main parties of the country "

In a rare direct intervention in politics, after completing her term of stay in power, Merkel published an open letter, which stated that Mertz, who was also a candidate for chancellors in the early elections, should support an option that would prevent cooperation with the ultra -right party “Alternative for Germany.

Referring to a terrorist attack in Bavaria, in which two people were killed, in particular, a two -year -old child, Merkel called on all democratic parties to work together, despite party political boundaries.

Merkel’s unexpected statement was a continuation of the wave of indignation caused by voting on Wednesday, January 29, which can turn the course of the election campaign in the elections on February 23.

Critics say that the strategy of the Merets violated the taboo in the German post -war policy and threatened the “protective barrier”, built by the main parties in order to prevent the ultra -righte to power.

German Chancellor Olaf Sholts, heading the Social Democrats, said that "

Mertz himself explains his desire to reconsider the migration policy by the fact that a mortal attack with a knife in Bavaria last week, probably committed by a 28-year-old Afghan, whose request for a shelter was rejected, proved the need for strict actions.

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