He would also look to make operational an “influx limitation” law, which would bring to an end asylum seekers automatically being allowed to bring their families to Germany.
However, Merz’s insistence that this won’t happen – he has said that it would be “selling the soul” of his party, even if he flirted with the far right during the campaign – makes it highly unlikely.
However, this format- the so-called Kenya coalition because of the party colours matching those of the east African country’s flag- is unpopular and would be a last resort.
Exit polls show a clear win for the CDU/CSU centre-right alliance, followed by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) – an anti-Islam party that has advocated “remigration” for migrants as well as German citizens deemed to have integrated poorly – in second place.
It would end the fast-tracking of German citizenship after three years, and would end the possibility of dual citizenship for non-EU citizens.
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