Merkels human rights speaker, Erika Steinbach, resigned over the chancellors immigration policy. She also left the CDU party.
Erika Steinbach, whos been with Chancellor Merkels CDU for 43 years, has strongly criticized the leaders handling of the migrant crisis. She claims conservatives have been sidelined in Germanys main ruling party.
Would I vote CDU at the moment? No. Would I join the CDU today? No. I can only draw the honest conclusion of leaving the CDU, she told Welt Am Sonntag (WaS) newspaper.
Ministers encouraged influx
Steinbach went further, accusing the government of deliberately promoting illegal migration.
At the Federal Office for Migration, thousands of thousands of passports have been identified as counterfeit, without the legal consequences for the respective migrants being drawn. There is a political will behind it. Political Will
Its quite obvious Merkel wanted mass immigration. Its debatable why, but German citizens have to put up with the consequences whatever Merkels reason.
If there was a strong candidate willing to challenge Merkel from within, Merkel would easily lose her next election. Its possible Merkel loses anyway.
Regardless, her Grand Coalition has completely splintered as members of her own party are fed up. Even if Merkel wins, I doubt she lasts the full term.