Merkel hit by backlash: 40 members of OWN PARTY revolt as Germany OVERWHELMED by refugees
GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing a backlash from her own party as fears heighten about her liberal refugee policy which has seen more than one million migrants arrive in the country.
By LEDA REYNOLDS
Express.co.uk
Thu, Jan 21, 2016
Forty rebels within the conservative group have sent her a letter demanding an about-face after sliding polls suggested an increasing number of Germans are worried about the country’s ability to handle the influx of refugees.
In a letter, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) lawmakers said Merkel must face up to reality.
They said: “In light of the developments in recent months, we can no longer speak of a great challenge – we are on the verge of our country being overwhelmed.”
The appeal by deputies marked the largest single expression of dissent by members of Merkel’s own camp since the refugee crisis hit Germany in September.
The CDU has 256 seats in the Bundestag lower house of parliament.
Christian von Stetten, one of those behind the letter, said: “We do not want to divide the CDU parliamentary group – we are only asking for the law to be applied.”
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